!Figure1 !Figure1 Case report: A 63-year-old mildly overweight woman presents to your office. On multiple readings her blood pressure (BP) averages 148/86 mm Hg. She is asymptomatic and on no medication. You decide to look up the most recent guidelines as to her optimal on
“The above hypertension guideline fiasco eloquently illustrates the potential shortcomings of dogmatic clinical directives and, if anything, is prone to increase the rift between those who preach, those who teach, and those who treat.”
Messerli et al. (Sat,) studied this question.