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Prehypertension


 

Slightly elevated blood pressure is known as prehypertension. Prehypertension will likely turn into high blood pressure (hypertension) . Both prehypertension and high blood pressure increase risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure. Prehypertension is a systolic pressure from 120 to 139 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure from 80 to 89 mm Hg. Prehypertension doesn't cause symptoms. The only way to detect prehypertension is to keep track of blood pressure readings.
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A. Annapurna
, India

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Slightly elevated blood pressure is known as prehypertension. Prehypertension will likely turn into high blood pressure (hypertension) . Both prehypertension and high blood pressure increase risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure. Prehypertension is a systolic pressure from 120 to 139 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure from 80 to 89 mm Hg. Prehypertension doesn't cause symptoms. The only way to detect prehypertension is to keep track of blood pressure readings.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/ajprhc%2F2012%2F549