Using the PREVENT Equations for Managing High Blood Pressure

Writing Group Chair Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, FAHA and Vice Chair Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, FAHA explain how the PREVENT equations for assessing cardiovascular risk were incorporated into the 2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline recommendations to more accurately identify which patients are likely to benefit from treatment, when to initiate treatment, and what blood pressure targets to use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. View supporting materials https://professional.heart.org/en/sci...