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ForwardUnder Pressure: Navigating the updated AHA guidelines for hypertension
This continuing education presentation provides a review of the updated 2025 AHA hypertension guidelines, including, but not limited to new blood pressure targets, the introduction of the PREVENT risk calculator and updated guidance for hypertension in pregnancy.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Identify blood pressure categories and select appropriate antihypertensive treatment strategies based on blood pressure stage and risk.
2. Define first-line antihypertensive agents recommended by the updated AHA hypertension guidelines and describe their key characteristics and clinical considerations.
3. Apply updated risk-based treatment recommendations using the PREVENT model and identify recommendations for patients with comorbidities.
4. Recognize updated blood pressure management recommendations in special populations, including acute stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, pregnancy, cognitive impairment, and resistant hypertension
Additional Information
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 Cynkar CE Disclosure Slides.pdf | 49.93 KB |
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This continuing education presentation provides a review of the updated 2025 AHA hypertension guidelines, including, but not limited to new blood pressure targets, the introduction of the PREVENT risk calculator and updated guidance for hypertension in pregnancy.
Ashley Cynkar
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 0.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 0.50 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.