Redefining Hypertension — Assessing the New Blood-Pressure Guidelines

Interview with Dr. George Bakris on new blood-pressure guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. (07:58)Download Shifting the threshold for hypertension to 130/80 mm Hg, as the new guidelines do, will overburden our primary care physician workforce, and many people will receive pharmacologic therapy that will carry more risk than benefit.