Hypertension

Diagnosis and management of high blood pressure.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Clinical Guidelines

2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure

2024 European Society of Hypertension clinical practice guidelines

CKS: Hypertension

ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension

NICE guideline [NG136]

NICE guideline [NG136]: Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management

SIGN 149: Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease

2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults

2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines

2023 ESH Hypertension Guideline Update

2025 ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guideline Hub

2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/ASH/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults

2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline - Professional Heart Daily (AHA/ACC)

AASLD Practice Guidance on Risk Stratification and Management of Portal Hypertension and Varices in Cirrhosis

AASLD Practice Guideline on Noninvasive Liver Disease Assessment of Portal Hypertension

ACP and AAFP Guideline for Treatment of Hypertension in Adults 60 Years Old and Older

ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension (2024)

Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 222

Hypertension - Clinical Practice Guideline | AAFP

ISHLT Consensus Statement on Risk Stratification in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension in Adults Aged 60 Years or Older to Higher Versus Lower Blood Pressure Targets: ACP/AAFP Guideline

Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension (HTN) in Primary Care (2020)