2007 Recommendations of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program: Short Clinical Summary (Annual Update)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The year 2007 marks the eighth consecutive year that the Canadian Hypertension Education Program has updated recommendations for the management of hypertension. This year we have focused on the need to assess blood pressure in all Canadian adults and to regularly assess blood pressure in those with high normal values. In addition, the 2007 recommendations support the increasing evidence that hypertension can be prevented through public health interventions to reduce dietary sodium.