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For most people, recommendations are to reduce blood pressure to less than or equal to somewhere between 140/90 mmHg and 160/100 mmHg. [2] In general, for people with elevated blood pressure, attempting to achieve lower levels of blood pressure than the recommended 140/90 mmHg will create more harm than benefits, [3] in particular for older people. [4]
As of 2018, the best available evidence favors low-dose thiazide diuretics as the first-line treatment of choice for high blood pressure when drugs are necessary. [5] Although clinical evidence shows calcium channel blockers and thiazide-type diuretics are preferred first-line treatments for most people (from both efficacy and cost points of ...
If healthy blood pressure is no higher than 120/80, but blood pressure is not viewed as a problem until it hits at least 140/90, consider all the damage that is being done before any intervention ...
The initial aim of treatment in hypertensive crises is to rapidly lower the diastolic pressure to about 100 to 105 mmHg (Incorrect - A decrease to 100mmHg from 180 would be almost a 40% decrease from baseline); this goal should be achieved within two to six hours, with the maximum initial fall in BP not exceeding 25 percent of the presenting value.
Most people who have high blood pressure do not have symptoms. This is why blood pressure screening is so important. ... Wen: There are two general categories of treatment for hypertension ...
"Uncontrolled high blood pressure not only increases the risk of major cardiovascular health conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke, but can also cause problems ...
If you’ve been told that you have high blood pressure, you’re not alone. Around 75 million Americans have high blood pressure (or hypertension), and almost half of them don’t have it well ...
Hypertension or high blood pressure affects at least 26.4% of the world's population. [15] Hypertensive heart disease is only one of several diseases attributable to high blood pressure. Other diseases caused by high blood pressure include ischemic heart disease, cancer, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, aneurysms and kidney disease.