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Summary: New hypertension guidelines from the American College of Cardiology have introduced a new blood pressure classification system and lowered the threshold for initiating pharmacotherapy in certain patient populations. Learning Objectives: 1. Understand the new classification categories of hypertension 2. Understand the new thresholds for starting treatment 3. Understand the limitations of the new recommendations to specific patient populations