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Practice Guideline
. 2016 Sep;107(3 Suppl 3):7-13.
doi: 10.5935/abc.20160152.

7th Brazilian Guideline of Arterial Hypertension: Chapter 2 - Diagnosis and Classification

[Article in English, Portuguese]
M V B Malachias, M A M Gomes, F Nobre, A Alessi, A D Feitosa, E B Coelho
Practice Guideline

7th Brazilian Guideline of Arterial Hypertension: Chapter 2 - Diagnosis and Classification

[Article in English, Portuguese]
M V B Malachias et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2016 Sep.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Flowchart for the diagnosis of arterial hypertension (modified from Canadian Hypertension Education Program). Laboratory assessment recommended in Chapter 3. ** Cardiovascular risk stratification recommended in Chapter 3.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Diagnostic possibilities based on casual BP measurement, ABPM or HBPM. *Consider the diagnosis of prehypertension for casual SBP levels between 121 and 139 and/or DBP between 81 and 89 mm Hg.
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