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Blood Pressure Management
1
Initiate antihypertensive medications to
lower BP if average SBP ≥130 mm Hg
or DBP ≥80 mm Hg after 3–6 months of
lifestyle intervention
BP Level-Only
Risk-Based
Thresholds for
Initiation of BP
Treatment for Adults*
Figure 6. Use of Risk-Based Thresholds for Initiation of
BP Treatment in Adults
NO
NO
NO
Does the patient have existing
clinical CVD (CHD, stroke, HF)?
Does the patient have an average BP
≥140/90 mm Hg?
Does the patient have diabetes or
CKD, or is the patient at increased
short-term risk of CVD (10-year
PREVENT-CVD risk ≥7.5%
†
)?
