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World Health Organisation revises blood pressure control guidelines -GS Mudur

-The Telegraph

New guidelines recommend 130 as upper number threshold for starting medicines for anyone with risk factors or a history of cardiovascular disease and 140/90 for others

New guidelines for blood pressure control released by the World Health Organisation on Wednesday recommend 130 as the upper number threshold for starting medicines for anyone with risk factors or a history of cardiovascular disease and 140/90 for others.

The guidelines on when to start treatment, which medicines to use and the frequency of doctor-patient follow-ups also recommend that adults with high blood pressure should preferably start with a combination of two drugs instead of a single drug.

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