preventable
contributors to disease and death. Abundant evidencefromrandomizedcontrolled
trials(RCTs) hasshown
benefit of antihypertensive drug treatment in reducing important
health outcomes in persons with hypertension.1-3 Clinical guidelines
are at the intersection between research evidence and clinical
actions that can improve patient outcomes. The Institute of MedicineReport
Clinical Practice GuidelinesWe Can Trust outlined a pathway
to guideline development and is the approach that this panel
aspired to in the creation of this report.4