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A 52 year old man attends his GP after three separate clinic blood pressure readings over three months averaging 140/88 mmHg. He is a non smoker with BMI 27 kg/m², has no diabetes, normal lipids and no family history of premature cardiovascular disease. His calculated 5 year absolute cardiovascular disease risk is 7%. According to current Australian guidelines, what is the most appropriate next step in management?

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