The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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December 4, 2017
                		
                	In Brief:  New Hypertension Guidelines
					
					
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In Brief:  New Hypertension Guidelines
December 4, 2017 (Issue: 1535)
					New US guidelines for the treatment of hypertension have recently been published.1Probably the most important change from previous guidelines2 is that use of blood pressure-lowering medication is now recommended for secondary prevention in patients...more
 
        			
        			
						
					
					
					
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