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A 45-year-old man attends your family practice for a periodic health review. He has no past medical history and takes no medications. His automated office blood pressures, measured correctly on three separate visits over 1 month, average 144/91 mm Hg. He is asymptomatic, a non-smoker and his BMI is 28 kg/m². What is the most appropriate next step?

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