SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Definition of hypertension
Basics topics (see
"Patient education: High blood pressure in adults (The Basics)"
and
"Patient education: Controlling your blood pressure through lifestyle (The Basics)"
and
"Patient education: Coping with high drug prices (The Basics)"
and
"Patient education:
Medicines for high blood pressure (The Basics)"
and
"Patient education: High blood
pressure emergencies (The Basics)"
)
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Beyond the Basics topics (see
"Patient education: High blood pressure in adults
(Beyond the Basics)"
and
"Patient education: High blood pressure treatment in adults
(Beyond the Basics)"
and
"Patient education: High blood pressure, diet, and weight
(Beyond the Basics)"
and
"Patient education: Coping with high drug prices (Beyond the
Basics)"
)
●
The following definitions and staging system, which are based upon appropriately
measured blood pressure (
table 1
), were suggested in 2017 by the American College
of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) (see
'Definitions'
above):
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Normal blood pressure – Systolic <120 mmHg and diastolic <80 mmHg
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Elevated blood pressure – Systolic 120 to 129 mmHg and diastolic <80 mmHg
•
Hypertension:
•
Stage 1 – Systolic 130 to 139 mmHg or diastolic 80 to 89 mmHg
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Stage 2 – Systolic at least 140 mmHg or diastolic at least 90 mmHg
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If there is a disparity in category between the systolic and diastolic pressures, the
higher value determines the stage.
The diagnosis of hypertension requires integration of home or ambulatory blood
pressure monitoring (ABPM) in addition to measurements made in the clinical setting (
table 3
). Meeting one or more of these criteria using ABPM qualifies as
hypertension (see
'Definitions based upon ambulatory and home readings'
above):
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A 24-hour mean of ≥125 mmHg systolic or ≥75 mmHg diastolic
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Daytime (awake) mean of ≥130 mmHg systolic or ≥80 mmHg diastolic
•
Nighttime (asleep) mean of ≥110 mmHg systolic or ≥65 mmHg diastolic
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