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Author: Deshmukh, Prasad ; Hafeez, Imran ; Gilhotra, Harpreet S ; Gupta, Rajeev Kumar ; Das, Chandra K ; Raju, Y P ; Aslam, Khrusheed ; Reddy, Bhanu Kiran ; Kalmath, B C ; C Swami, Onkar ; Minocha, Anil ; Jaishankar, K ; Khan, Aziz ; Sharma, Ashok ; Vaidyanathan, P R ; Bagish, Kumar ; Sengupta, Anindya ; Vazirani, Prashant ; Iqbal, Khurshid ; Sinha, Bipin ; Asawa, Madhusudan ; Roy, S Shilanjan ; Prasad, Neeraj ; Garg, Rajeev ; Iyengar, S S ; Kathiresan, M ; Sharma, Preeti ; Ahuja, Anand ; Ravichandran, M ; Bardoloi, Neil ; Gandhi, Shailesh ; Tyagi, Hariom ; Manjappa, Mahadevappa ; Jain, Sanjay ; Wander, Gurpreet S ; Vishwanathan, M ; Kapoor, Rohit ; Subramanian, Muthiah ; Prabhakar, D ; Dasbiswas, Arup ; Hiremath, Jagdish S ; Bhagwati, Mohit ; Kukreja, Bharat ; Manjunath, R ; Modak, Anil ; Mantri, R R ; Shah, Priyank ; Sane, Pratik ; Prasad, Bijay ; Indoria, Sushil ; Shah, Joyal ; Misra, Mukul ; Das, Bikash Rai ; Shah, Mahesh K ; Mazumder, Chinmoy ; Ganwani, Manish ; Rai, Deepak
Hypertension is a highly prevalent issue worldwide. The prevalence of underdiagnosed hypertension in India calls for the need for this consensus article, which aims to optimize screening strategies. In this article, a modified Delphi approach was used to develop consensus statements. Key recommendations include the adoption of standardized screening protocols across diverse healthcare settings, incorporating both office-based and out-of-office blood pressure measurements (OBPM). By implementing these evidence-based strategies, the consensus aims to improve the early detection of hypertension, ultimately reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease and enhancing patient outcomes.