EDITOR—The NICE guidelines on hypertension remind the public that hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Their added value to those who manage hypertension is, however, unclear, given the recent national and international guidelines from experts and primary care doctors with an interest in hypertension.1^–3 The NICE guidance is largely consistent with these guidelines, but it differs from those of the British Hypertension Society in several important ways, thereby leading to confusion and potentially suboptimal management of hypertension. However, if both sets of guidelines improve …