Screening for high blood pressure: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Dec 4;147(11):783-6. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-147-11-200712040-00009.

Abstract

Description: Reaffirmation of the 2003 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force statement about screening for high blood pressure.

Methods: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force did a targeted literature search for evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for high blood pressure.

Recommendation: Screen for high blood pressure in adults age 18 years or older. (Grade A recommendation).

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / diagnosis*
  • Hypertension / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Mass Screening*
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • United States