Showing posts with label Hypertension. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hypertension. Show all posts

Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Hypertension

Hypertension is a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or more if the patients were taking antihypertensive medication.

Some limitations of hypertension, namely:

According to the WHO blood pressure equal to or above 160/95 mmHg

                      WHO / ISH (International Society of Hypertension)
Kaplan

Age <45 years : blood pressure above 130/90 mmHg

Age >45 years : blood pressure above 145/95 mmHg

Women : 160/95 mmHg