BMJ. 2013 Dec 24;347:f7621. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7621.

New guidelines relax blood pressure goals.

McCarthy M.

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• Seattle.

In a major revision to treatment goals, an expert panel has concluded that older hypertensive patients, those aged 60 years or older, should be treated to a blood pressure target of less than 150/90 mm Hg, rather than 140/90 mm Hg as recommended in previous guidelines.1