P6362Impact of the 2017 AHA/ACC hypertension guideline on hypertension prevalence and cardiovascular risk factors in a healthy older cohort

Background The 2017 American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) hypertension guideline recommends a target blood pressure (BP) of <130/80 mmHg regardless of age, which is lower than previously recommended BP goals. Purpose We aimed to determine how much the updated classification for high BP would increase the overall prevalence of “hypertension” in an otherwise healthy elderly population. Additionally, we explored...