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61. Figure. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    November 07, 2016 - calculator derived from these equations takes into account age, sex, race, cholesterol levels, systolic blood … pressure level, antihypertension treatment, presence of diabetes, and smoking status as risk factors … Preventive Medication Statins are a class of lipid-lowering medications that function by inhibiting … electrocardiography, use of nontraditional risk factors in CVD risk assessment, screening for high blood … pressure, screening for abnormal blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus, interventions for

62. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults (pdf file)
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    December 22, 2015 - The Task Force found that statins, popular cholesterol- lowering medications, can help prevent heart … to 75 years old, have a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (i.e., have high cholesterol, high blood … pressure, or diabetes, or who smoke), and have at least a 7.5% risk of having a cardiovascular event … Managing high blood pressure and high cholesterol and taking aspirin when indicated can also help to … recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, and preventive medications

63. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 26, 2015 - Benefits of behavioral interventions include reductions in blood pressure, glucose and lipid levels, … , and blood pressure goals. … pressure control. 23 , 24 For example, in the ACCORD trial, the target systolic blood pressure of … pressure control (target systolic blood pressure of <140 mm Hg). … Effects of intensive blood-pressure control in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

64. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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    October 12, 2012 - Preventive Medications Although combined estrogen and progestin therapy (specifically, oral conjugated … Recommendations The USPSTF has made recommendations on screening for osteoporosis and the use of preventive medications … relevant interventions for the primary or secondary prevention of chronic diseases in women, such as medications … for cardiovascular disease and screening for coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, lipid disorders

65. Archived: Hypertension: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher or a systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher. 1 It is present in an … blood pressure below 85 mm Hg and a systolic pressure below 130 mm Hg. … above 110 mm Hg and for diastolic pressure above 70 mm Hg. 5 Nevertheless, many organizations outside … In adults, current blood pressure criteria for the diagnosis of hypertension are an average diastolic … pressure of 90 mm Hg or greater and/or an average systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg or greater. 1 Once

66. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Two Final Recommendation Statements Related to Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
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    July 10, 2018 - traditional risk factors such as age, race/ethnicity, sex, diabetes, smoking status, cholesterol levels, and blood … pressure. … The three additional risk factor tests include: • The ABI, a comparison of the blood pressure measured … at your ankle to blood pressure measured at your arm • The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, … recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, and preventive medications

67. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 27, 2021 - may be reduced by hypertension medications. 127 , 128 These pooled accuracy estimates therefore may … Is nurse-measured blood pressure a valid substitute for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring? … blood pressure monitoring? … Are automated blood pressure monitors comparable to ambulatory blood pressure monitors? … ; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HBPM, home blood pressure measurement; HDI, Human Development Index;

68. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Hypertension in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 07, 2018 - screening for high blood pressure compared with the reference standard (ambulatory blood pressure measurement … KQ 3: Measuring blood pressure to confirm diagnosis of hypertension Studies measuring blood … transformation of blood pressure results (e.g., pulse pressure, variability) or diurnal variations (e.g … central blood pressure measurement); Osler’s maneuver Comparator KQs 1, 4: No blood pressure … pressure measurement; AOBP = automated office blood pressure; CCT = controlled clinical trial; OBPM

69. Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2016 - pressure. … CVD risk is also influenced by whether a person has diabetes, smokes, or takes blood pressure medication … Keeping blood pressure and cholesterol under control also can help prevent CVD. … Many people don’t get the tests or take the medications they need. … Others get tests or take medications they don’t need or that may be harmful to them.

70. Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 15, 2013 - Abbreviations: ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP = blood pressure; CHD = coronary heart … with clinic-based blood pressure measurement methods? … -, or drug-induced blood pressure changes; measurement of blood pressure as part of a disease management … , 5:  No blood pressure screening KQ 2:  A noninvasive blood pressure measurement method that … blood pressure, and hypertension be included.

71. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-october-2015
    September 15, 2013 - Abbreviations: ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP = blood pressure; CHD = coronary heart … with clinic-based blood pressure measurement methods? … -, or drug-induced blood pressure changes; measurement of blood pressure as part of a disease management … , 5:  No blood pressure screening KQ 2:  A noninvasive blood pressure measurement method that … blood pressure, and hypertension be included.

72. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    September 15, 2013 - Abbreviations: ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP = blood pressure; CHD = coronary heart … with clinic-based blood pressure measurement methods? … -, or drug-induced blood pressure changes; measurement of blood pressure as part of a disease management … , 5:  No blood pressure screening KQ 2:  A noninvasive blood pressure measurement method that … blood pressure, and hypertension be included.

73. Final Research Plan: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 04, 2018 - screening for high blood pressure compared with the reference standard (ambulatory blood pressure measurement … transformation of blood pressure results (e.g., pulse pressure, variability) or diurnal variations (e.g … confirm an initial elevated blood pressure result (i.e., manual or automated office-based blood pressure … , home blood pressure, or kiosk blood pressure measurement) KQ 3a: ABPM screening protocol that differs … central blood pressure measurement); Osler’s maneuver Comparator KQs 1, 4: No blood pressure

74. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 01, 2003 - diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 mm Hg or higher or a systolic blood pressure (SPB) of 140 mm Hg … pressure predicts cardiovascular risk better than diastolic pressure. 9 Even modest elevations of blood … Home Blood Pressure Monitoring. … blood pressure measurement. … blood pressure.

75. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 01, 2019 - assess the benefits and harms of various preventive interventions (for example, screening for high blood … pressure or colorectal cancer). … of clinical preventive services: Screening tests, such as screening for colorectal cancer and blood … pressure or cholesterol measurement. … Preventive medications, such as aspirin for preventing stroke or heart disease.

76. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 01, 2019 - assess the benefits and harms of various preventive interventions (for example, screening for high blood … pressure or colorectal cancer). … of clinical preventive services: Screening tests, such as screening for colorectal cancer and blood … pressure or cholesterol measurement. … Preventive medications, such as aspirin for preventing stroke or heart disease.

77. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Statement: Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with Ankle Brachial Index (pdf file)
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    March 19, 2013 - The ABI, a test that compares blood pressure at the ankle with blood pressure in the arm, is used to … recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, and preventive medications

78. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 15, 2018 - † Other intermediate outcomes include blood pressure, lipid levels, body mass index, weight, and … Do interventions for prediabetes improve other intermediate outcomes (blood pressure, lipid levels, BMI … for more than 1 year or with more advanced diabetes (e.g., persons already taking insulin or other medications … pressure control, lipid control, or aspirin KQs 7–9: Primary care–relevant behavioral counseling … attention controls (for lifestyle interventions) Comparative effectiveness (head-to-head) trials of medications

79. Final Research Plan: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes-screening
    November 15, 2018 - † Other intermediate outcomes include blood pressure, lipid levels, body mass index, weight, and … Do interventions for prediabetes improve other intermediate outcomes (blood pressure, lipid levels, BMI … for more than 1 year or with more advanced diabetes (e.g., persons already taking insulin or other medications … pressure control, lipid control, or aspirin KQs 7–9: Primary care–relevant behavioral counseling … attention controls (for lifestyle interventions) Comparative effectiveness (head-to-head) trials of medications

80. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
    November 15, 2018 - † Other intermediate outcomes include blood pressure, lipid levels, body mass index, weight, and … Do interventions for prediabetes improve other intermediate outcomes (blood pressure, lipid levels, BMI … for more than 1 year or with more advanced diabetes (e.g., persons already taking insulin or other medications … pressure control, lipid control, or aspirin KQs 7–9: Primary care–relevant behavioral counseling … attention controls (for lifestyle interventions) Comparative effectiveness (head-to-head) trials of medications