Tag Archives: British Hypertension Society
March 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20(suppl 1): S1–S16 doi:10.5837/bjc.2013.s01
Optimising hypertension treatment: NICE/BHS guideline implementation and audit for best practice
Dr Terry McCormack, Dr Chris Arden, Dr Alan Begg, Professor Mark Caulfield, Dr Kathryn Griffith, Ms Helen Williams
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November 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:151 doi:10.5837/bjc.2012.028
BHS call for more primary care and cardiologist members
Tony Heagerty, Terry McCormack
Activities The Society has been instrumental in developing guidelines for the management of hypertension, which have been modified on a variety of occasions. In particular, we have interacted with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on their last two guidelines. Both the BHS and NICE guidelines are looked upon as highly influential worldwide. We have also successfully lobbied Government in respect to reducing dietary salt in foodstuffs. It is likely that more stringent Quality Outcome Framework blood pressure treatment targets will be introduced next year as a direct result of the Society’s influence. BHS Member
October 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:203
Changes to hypertension guidelines
BJCardio Staff
Key new recommendations include the following: Diagnosis of primary hypertension should be confirmed using 24–hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, or home blood pressure monitoring, rather than be based solely on measurements of blood pressure taken in the clinic. This is to reduce the occurrence of white coat hypertension, which recent studies have suggested is causing the misdiagnosis of hypertension in up to a quarter of the 12 million patients currently labeled with the condition. For the treatment of hypertension, the guideline now recommends that calcium channel blockers (CCBs) should be the first choice of agent used in patien
March 2005 Br J Cardiol 2005;12:156-60
The definition of maximally tolerated blood pressure treatment
Terry McCormack, Mark Davis
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May 2004
British Hypertension Society Guidelines 2004 – BHS IV. Ten key comments for primary care
Mike Mead
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March 2004 Br J Cardiol 2004;11:112-7
What’s new in the new British Hypertension Society guidelines for the management of hypertension – BHS IV
Bryan Williams, Neil Poulter
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July 2002 Br J Cardiol 2002;9:377
Journal links with British Hypertension Society information service
Bryan Williams
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