The Brief

The American Heart Association and nearly a dozen medical groups have released new guidance to prevent and manage high blood pressure, a leading cause of death in the U.S.

The 2025 guideline – published Thursday in American Heart Association’s peer-reviewed journals Circulation and Hypertension, and in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology – replaces the 2017 guidance.

The new guideline includes several changes since 2017, most notably the use of the American Heart Association’s risk calculator to estimate cardiovascular disease risk. It also provides new medication options, including the early treatment for high blood pressure to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia; newer therapies like GLP-1 medications for some patients with hi

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