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Table 8 Cardiovascular risk and treatment strategy for hypertension

From: The 2022 focused update of the 2018 Korean Hypertension Society Guidelines for the management of hypertension

  1. The colors indicate 10-year cardiocerebrovascular event rate: green, < 5%; yellow, low risk (5–10%); orange, moderate risk (10–15%); and red, high risk (> 15%)
  2. DM diabetes mellitus, OD organ damage, CCVD cardiocerebrovascular disease, CKD chronic kidney disease
  3. a)Life style modification within 3 months; b)Immediate medical treatment can be started according to blood pressure level; c)With hypertension and one or more other risk factors; d)Medical treatment for combined cardiovascular or renal diseases
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