Herein, updated evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis,
assessment, prevention, and treatment of hypertension in Canadian
adults are detailed. For 2014, 3 existing recommendations were
modified and 2 new recommendations were added. The following
recommendations were modified: (1) the recommended sodium
intake threshold was changed from 1500 mg (3.75 g of salt) to
approximately 2000 mg (5 g of salt) per day; (2) a pharmacotherapy
treatment initiation systolic blood pressure threshold of160 mm Hg
was added in very elderly (age80 years) patients who do not have
diabetes or target organ damage (systolic blood pressure target in this
population remains at