Hypertension is diagnosed at a pressure of 140 to 90 mmHg. Art. and above
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- Hypertension is diagnosed at a blood pressure of 140 to 90 millimeters of mercury and above; a pressure of 120 to 80 is considered ideal.
- The disease often develops against the background of metabolic cardiovascular syndrome, increasing the risk of serious cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes, said RAS academician Sergei Boytsov in an interview with RIA Novosti.
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Hypertension is a common condition involving high blood pressure that can lead to serious complications including stroke and heart attack.
Hypertension is diagnosed at a pressure of 140 to 90 millimeters of mercury or higher.
The ideal pressure indicator is considered to be 120 to 80.
Hypertension often develops in conjunction with metabolic cardiovascular syndrome, which increases the risk of serious cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
MOSCOW, September 8 - RIA Novosti. Hypertension is diagnosed at a pressure of 140 over 90 and develops against the background of metabolic cardiovascular syndrome, said Sergei Boytsov, General Director of the National Medical Research Center of Cardiology named after Academician Chazov, chief freelance cardiologist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to the doctor, the ideal blood pressure reading is 120 to 80.
“If we talk about hypertension, it is diagnosed when the numbers are 140 by 90 millimeters of mercury and higher. Figures in the range of systolic, that is, “upper” blood pressure from 120 to 140 are acceptable, but this is an area of control and attention,” Boytsov said.
He added that hypertension most often develops against the background of metabolic cardiovascular syndrome, which significantly increases the risk of developing serious cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes.
Open Questions
- What specific measures to prevent hypertension does the expert recommend?
- How often should blood pressure be measured for early diagnosis?
