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. 2012 Oct 16;6(4):e127-33.
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Challenges and scientific considerations in hypertension management reflected in the 2012 recommendations of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program

Sheldon W Tobe  1 , Luc Poirier, Guy Tremblay, Patrice Lindsay, Debra Reid, Norman Rc Campbell, Nadia Khan, Robert R Quinn, Doreen Rabi; Canadian Hypertension Education Program
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Challenges and scientific considerations in hypertension management reflected in the 2012 recommendations of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program

Sheldon W Tobe et al. Open Med. .

Abstract

This article provides the scientific rationale and background information for the Canadian Hypertension Education Program's 2012 recommendations for the management of hypertension. It also summarizes the key new recommendations and the theme for 2012, which is the prevention of hypertension. The full recommendations are available at www.hypertension.ca.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Sheldon Tobe has received unrestricted grant support from Servier and has participated in contract research with Abbott, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi-aventis and Takeda. Luc Poirier has served on the advisory boards of Novartis Canada and Janssen Canada and has participated in research protocols with Takeda, Novartis and Merck. Norman Campbell received travel support in 2010 from Boehringer Ingelheim to attend meetings on hypertension.

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Major changes to the 2012 clinical practice recommendations of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program
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Clinical practice recommendations of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program related to ambulatory and home blood pressure monitoring (updated for 2012)
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Hyperkalemia in patients in the EPHESUS and EMPHASIS-HF trials
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