Comparison between British (NICE) and Polish (PTNT) guidelines regarding management of hypertension in adults

Abstract

The first NICE hypertension guidelines were issued in 2004 and updated in June 2006 and 2011. The new, simple document lists key priorities, provides a care pathway, and encompasses different ways to measure and diagnose hypertension, assess risk and target-organ damage, use lifestyle and drug interventions, and educate patients. The 2011 guidelines are the first in the world to formally recommend ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring (ABPM) as a “key priority” in diagnosis of hypertension. Polish hypertension guidelines recommend individualization of antihypertensive treatment and encourage to use definite antihypertensive agents.