New Blood Pressure Guidelines Affect Dental Practices

February 20, 2018Sporetesting BlogBy Nikki Wolf

The blood pressure guidelines have been updated for the first time in more than ten years. The revision has lowered the threshold for hypertension and eliminated the pre-hypertension category. These changes will likely affect how dentists treat their patients. More patients may be referred to a physician to deal with hypertension due to the changes in the guidelines.

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) release these new guidelines at a meeting in California late last year.

Under the new protocol, almost half of the U.S. population qualifies as having high blood pressure, compared with 1 out of 3 people under the older guidelines. Younger adults are more likely to be affected by the changes than older adults, with hypertension diagnoses expected to triple for men younger than 45 and double for women younger than 45.¹

Source:

http://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2017/11/08/11/47/mon-5pm-bp-guideline-aha-2017

¹ http://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspx?sec=nws&sub=rad&pag=dis&ItemID=322378

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Nikki Wolf

Nikki Wolf joined Mesa in June of 2016 as a Marketing Specialist for all product lines. As a marketing specialist, Nikki is responsible for developing and creating content for all social media channels, managing Mesa Lab’s tradeshow presence and participation, and writing content for Mesa's website, blogs, newsletters, and press releases. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Wolf provided marketing services in several industries, including contract manufacturing, sustainability services, optics, medical, and finance. Nikki received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Leadership and Organizational Studies and her Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations and Marketing from University of Denver.