2021年6月15日 · • Use an average threshold of 140/90 mm Hg for office diagnosis of hypertension, but 135/85 mm Hg for home and 130/80 mm Hg for 24-hour ambulatory monitoring. • Initial assessment in a patient...

To align with its mission to reduce the global burden of raised blood pressure (BP), the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) has developed worldwide practice guidelines for the management of hypertension in adults, aged 18 years and older.

2020年5月6日 · Individuals identified with confirmed hypertension (grade 1 and grade 2) should receive appropriate pharmacological treatment. Details of home-, office- and ambulatory BP measurement techniques are addressed in Section 3.

The 2023 ESH guidelines maintain the same BP grade classifications as the 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines. 6 The ESH recommends a threshold of >140/90 mm Hg (grade 1) for the diagnosis of hypertension, whereas the ACC/AHA guideline recommends a …

2019年8月14日 · Hypertension is defined as the level of blood pressure (BP) at which the benefits of treatment unequivocally outweigh the risks of treatment, in which the office systolic BP values are ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP values are ≥90 mmHg in younger, middle-aged and older people, as documented by clinical trials.

2023年7月20日 · The current definition of hypertension (HTN) is systolic blood pressure (SBP) values of 130 mm Hg or more and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of more than 80 mm Hg. Hypertension ranks among the most common chronic medical condition characterized by a persistent elevation in arterial pressure.

2023年12月7日 · Blood pressure readings typically fall into four categories, but there are only two official hypertension stages. This article explores the categories and stages of high blood pressure, what category your blood pressure measurement puts you …

2014年10月1日 · • In the general population, pharmacologic treatment should be initiated when blood pressure is 150/90 mm Hg or higher in adults 60 years and older, or 140/90 mm Hg or higher in adults younger than...

2024年12月31日 · The guideline introduced a new BP categorization: (1) nonelevated (office BP <120/70 mm Hg) for which drug treatment is not recommended, (2) elevated (120–139/70–89 mm Hg) for which drug treatment is recommended based on cardiovascular disease risk and follow-up BP level, and (3) hypertension (≥140/90 mm Hg) for which prompt confirmation and dru...

Tables 1 and 2 provide a brief overview of ISH 2020 guidelines with respect to classification, diagnosis, drug treatments, and preferred treatment in hypertensive emergency.