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J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 74-77, 2005
© 2005 American Society of Nephrology
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2004110963
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Joint National Committee VII and European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for Evaluating and Treating Hypertension: A Two-Way Road?

Giuseppe Mancia and Guido Grassi

Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Prevenzione e Biotecnologie Sanitarie, Università Milano-Bicocca, Centro Auxologico Italiano and Centro Interuniversitario di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione, IRCCS Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Address correspondence to: Prof. Giuseppe Mancia, Clinica Medica, Ospedale S. Gerardo dei Tintori, Via Donizetti 106, 20052 Monza, Milan, Italy. Phone: +39-039-2333357; Fax: +39-039-322 274; E-mail: giuseppe.mancia{at}unimib.it

During the first half of the past year, guidelines for hypertension management issued by the Joint National Committee (JNC VII) and by the European Society of Hypertension in conjunction to the European Society of Cardiology (ESH/ESC) have been published in major scientific journals. This article reviews the main features and elements of novelty of these authoritative recommendations. It also highlights the major agreements and disagreements between the two sets of guidelines and their implications for daily clinical practice.




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