Question

A 50-year-old woman with average ASCVD risk (PCE 6%) and stage 1 hypertension (132/82) after 3 months of lifestyle modification still has BP 132/84. What next?

Accepted Answer

Start antihypertensive medication

Answer

No medications; continue lifestyle indefinitely

Answer

Start aspirin 81 mg for primary prevention

Answer

Start high-intensity statin

Answer

Start beta-blocker as first-line

Practice question

A 50-year-old woman with average ASCVD risk (PCE 6%) and stage 1 hypertension (132/82) after 3 months of lifestyle modification still has BP 132/84. What next?