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New Hypertension Guidelines Recommend Earlier Treatment and Revised Metrics

10/25/2025

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In October 2025, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) updated hypertension guidelines.
They lower the threshold for initiating antihypertensive therapy using the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTS (PREVENT) equation.
The PREVENT equation assesses cardiovascular risk using metrics and omits race-based components.
The guidelines recommend earlier treatment for chronic kidney disease patients.
The guidelines also endorse a combination of medications for stage 2 hypertension.

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Story summary

In October 2025, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) updated hypertension guidelines.
They lower the threshold for initiating antihypertensive therapy using the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTS (PREVENT) equation.
The PREVENT equation assesses cardiovascular risk using metrics and omits race-based components.
The guidelines recommend earlier treatment for chronic kidney disease patients.
The guidelines also endorse a combination of medications for stage 2 hypertension.