{"id":26565,"date":"2021-07-01T23:26:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T23:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medical.andonline.com\/?p=26565"},"modified":"2023-05-25T02:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T02:45:34","slug":"new-guidelines-for-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medical.andonline.com\/new-guidelines-for-blood-pressure\/?lang=ce","title":{"rendered":"New Guidelines for Blood Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
<\/p>\n\n\n Volume I, Issue I<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n In November of last year, the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology and nine other groups recently redefined high blood pressure. The new parameters now reflect hypertension to be a reading of 130 over 80, down from 140 over 90. The change means that\u00a046 percent of U.S. adults<\/strong>\u00a0are now considered hypertensive \u2013 and the term \u201cpre-hypertensive\u201d is now a thing of the past.<\/p>\n Or, as my neighbor put it, \u201cI went to bed one night and I was fine, and the next day I woke up and had high blood pressure!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\nTalking Heart Health: New Guidelines for Blood Pressure<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n