Prescrire international
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Prescrire international · Aug 2000
Indications and choice of antihypertensive drugs (cont'd): British recommendations.
(1) In the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors, antihypertensive monotherapy should be started in patients with a systolic blood pressure of at least 160 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure of at least 100 mm Hg at repeated measurements.