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ABPM devices validated August 2007 		 Add Date : 8/24/2007
Caution: the attached list is only of validated devices. As of August 2007 the SAHS cannot comment on the service offered by the agents for these products. Purchasers will have to check for qualified support personnel, spare parts and functional 2 year guarantees. Read File..

2007 ESH ESC hypertension guidelines 		 Add Date : 7/2/2007
2007 European Society of Hypertension and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines.June 2007


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Accredited upper arm self-BP measuring devices June 2007 		 Add Date : 6/21/2007
Internationally recognised devices. See links to Dableducation website.
BP validated – self-monitoring devices list.
By special request. This is part of our ongoing programme to ensure the use of valid BP devices. This was a hot topic at the congress and we have been swamped with call. The list is to be found in the section on devices and resources and will be updated regularly. We have given the names of reputable dealers who have committed to service, warranty and other quality issue. All of those that come recommended have been validated internationally. If the device is not on the list then the SAHS does not recommend that the devices has been proven to work accurately and there may not be adequate support. don’t buy it. Read File..

British Hypertension Society Hypertension Guidline Update June 2006 		 Add Date : 7/5/2006
Updated June 2006 in collaboration with NICE. Major alteration is change of status of beta blockers from first line therapy.
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Hypertension Algorithm A3 size 2006 		 Add Date : 5/1/2006
9 Step educational algorithm based on the guideline. A3 size paper needed or resizing to A4. SAHS is looking to distribute this algorithm widely but permission required first. Contact Dr Vicki Pinkney-Atkinson sahs@hypertension.org.za Read File..

Algorithm hypertension guideline 2006 poster size A2 		 Add Date : 5/1/2006
9 Step educational algorithm based on the guideline. Poster size A2 size. SAHS is looking to distribute this algorithm widely but permission is required first. Contact Dr Vicki Pinkney-Atkinson sahs@hypertension.org.za Read File..

Guide to Medical Schemes 		 Add Date : 5/1/2006
Guide to medical schemes for health care consumers. Prepared by Innovative Medicines SA Read File..

SA Hypertension guideline April 2006  		 Add Date : 3/31/2006
Joint National Hypertension Guideline. Department of Health and the SA Hypertension Society. South African Medical Journal Part 2 Vol 96(4) Part 2 pages 335-362
Large PDF file 3 MB. Read File..

Recommendations for the early detection of chronic kidney disease. 		 Add Date : 3/31/2006
Produced by the South African Renal Society March 2006 Read File..

SA Hypertension Sociey Policy Brief 2005 Microalbuminuria 		 Add Date : 3/31/2006

NICE statin recommedation from UK. 		 Add Date : 1/31/2006
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guidance in January 2006 to the NHS in England and Wales on the use of statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults and for the treatment of adults with established CVD. The guidance, which is set to benefit millions of adults in England and Wales, recommends that statins be used either where there is clinical evidence of an individual having CVD, or where the risk of an individual developing CVD within 10 years is estimated to be 20% or greater. This is the same as the SA recommendations by the SA lipid group, LASSA.

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2005  		 Add Date : 12/9/2005
One of the important new recommendations made by the guidelines is CPR with a compression to ventilation ratio of 30:2. A summary of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2005 changes is to be found on the Resources and Guidelines section. A full version can be downloaded from www.erc.edu
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JNC 7 full version 2003 		 Add Date : 11/16/2005
SEVENTH REPORT OF THE JOINT NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON PREVENTION, DETECTION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE Hypertension. 2003;42:1206-1252 pages 47 Read File..

ESH BP montoring guideline 2003 		 Add Date : 11/16/2005
European Society of Hypertension recommendations for
conventional, ambulatory and home BPmeasurement Journal of Hypertension 2003, 21:821-848 Read File..

sub-Saharan Africa Hypertension guideline 2003 		 Add Date : 11/16/2005
Recommendations for prevention, diagnosis and
management of hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors
in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Hypertension 2003, 21:1993-2000 Read File..

Affordable technology: BP measuring devices low resource settings. 2005 		 Add Date : 11/16/2005
Affordable Technology: BP Measuring Devices For Low Resource Settings. WHO document. To be read by all who work in low resource settings.
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2005/9241592648.pdf

Public Health Strategies for Preventing and Controlling Overweight and Obesity in School 		 Add Date : 11/11/2005
A Report on Recommendations of the US Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Centers for Disease Control document available by download.
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POLICY BRIEF ACCURATE BP MEASURING DEVICES. 		 Add Date : 10/7/2005
How do you know if the BP device you want to buy is accurate? The new SAHS recommendations, based on multiple evaluations, are designed to prevent treatment based on wrong readings and costly purchase errors.
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Overweight and Obesity Guideline (circa 2003) 		 Add Date : 9/9/2005
Pbulished by Southern African Society for the Study of Obesity. Large file 1 MB, Read File..

A race against time. The challenge of cardiovascular disease in developing economies. 		 Add Date : 6/2/2005
Leeder, S, Raymond S, Greenberg H and others. A race against time. The challenge of cardiovascular disease in developing economies. 2004 Columbia University: New York
This is an excellent resource that analyses the problems of heart disease in developing counties.
Large document download 1158 KB PDF file. Placed on the website by permission of the author Dr Stephen Leeder.
Contents: Definitions, Intro, Global Significance of CV disease, CVD status and projections in 5 developing countries (RSA one), Macroeconomic and economic consequences of CVD, Intervention strategies to reduce the impact of CVD, From action to anylysis, Conclusion. Read File..

SAHS LVH crieria guideline linked 		 Add Date : 11/15/2004
This document specifies the criteria for LVH as used in the SAHS guideline. Read File..

High Blood Pressure in children. 2004 guideine NHBPEP 		 Add Date : 11/10/2004
National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) 4th Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. Region: US Journal: Pediatrics 2004; 114: 555-576 Read File..

Treatment of Hypertension in Adults with Diabetes. (2003) 		 Add Date : 11/10/2004
Region: US. Author: American Diabetes Association Journal: Diabetes Care 2003;26(S1):S80–83 Read File..

WHO CVD-Risk Management Package 		 Add Date : 10/16/2003
This WHO Report entitle CVD-Risk Management Package for low- and medium resource settings published in 2002 is worth the time. Download the 38 page PDF document. Thanks to WHO for permission to load the document on our siete Read File..

Revised Type 2 diabetes mellitus guideline 2002 		 Add Date : 9/18/2002
Revised guideline hot off the press August 2002. Developed by the Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa. Read File..

Patient education: high blood pressure and heart disease. 		 Add Date : 5/14/2002
Let`s Talk High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease. This is a 3-page patient education leaflet, covering hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases. It contains basic first level information for patients. Supplied by Servier Laboratories for unrestricted use provided the source of the document is acknowledged Read File..

Stroke therapy guideline 2000 		 Add Date : 12/8/2001
Developed by the Neurology Association of SA and SA Medical Association Working Group. Published: S Afr Med J 2000;90:280-306. To view or download the guideline go to the CPD section of this website. Read File..

Dyslipidaemias Clinical Guideline 2000 		 Add Date : 12/7/2001