{"id":6923,"date":"2020-02-11T19:38:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/?p=6923"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:29:01","slug":"hypertension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/hypertension\/","title":{"rendered":"New Diagnostic and Treatment Criteria for Hypertension in Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"99c380e4b4a7b96c35d7ddf7dcb434e8\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MC 2019- Horizontal -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0127150553352455\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3806776041\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The definition of hypertension was recently changed by the American College of Cardiology &#8211; American Heart Association to a systolic arterial pressure of more than 130 mm Hg, a diastolic pressure of more than 80 mm Hg, or both.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Diagnostic and Treatment Criteria for Hypertension in Adults<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.347%;\"><strong>Blood-Pressure<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.0525%;\"><strong>Blood Pressure (mmHg)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.6004%;\"><strong>Treatment\u2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.347%;\">Normal<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.0525%;\">&lt;120 systolic and &lt;80 diastolic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.6004%;\">Promote good lifestyle habits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.347%;\">Elevated<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.0525%;\">120-129 systolic and &lt;80 diastolic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.6004%;\">Promote lifestyle modifications for 3\u20136 mo before initiating drug therapy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.347%;\">Hypertension<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.0525%;\">\u2265130\/80<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.6004%;\">Promote lifestyle modifications and initiate drug therapy, according to degree of blood-pressure elevation and 10-yr ASCVD risk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.347%;\">Stage 1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.0525%;\">130\u2013139 systolic or 80\u201389 diastolic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.6004%;\">If 10-yr ASCVD risk is &lt;10%, promote lifestyle modifications\u00a0for 1 month before initiating drug therapy to\u00a0reach target blood pressure of &lt;120\/80 mm Hg; if\u00a0risk is \u226510%, initiate drug therapy and promote lifestyle\u00a0modifications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.347%;\">Stage 2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.0525%;\">\u2265140 systolic or \u226590 diastolic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.6004%;\">Initiate drug therapy and promote lifestyle modifications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u2020 ASCVD denotes atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, et al. 2017 ACC\/AHA\/ AAPA\/ABC\/ ACPM\/AGS\/ APhA\/ASH\/ ASPC\/NMA\/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology\/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines [published correction appears in Hypertension. 2018 Jun;71(6):e136-e139] [published correction appears in Hypertension. 2018 Sep;72(3):e33]. Hypertension. 2018;71(6):1269\u20131324. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29133354\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Carey RM, Whelton PK; 2017 ACC\/AHA Hypertension Guideline Writing Committee. Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Synopsis of the 2017 American College of Cardiology\/American Heart Association Hypertension Guideline. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168(5):351\u2013358. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29357392\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Writing Committee Members*; Jones DW, Ferdinand KC, Taler SJ, Johnson HM, Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Altieri MM, Bansal N, Bello NA, Bress AP, Carter J, Cohen JB, Collins KJ, Commodore-Mensah Y, Davis LL, Egan B, Khan SS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Melnyk BM, Mistry EA, Ogunniyi MO, Schott SL, Smith SC Jr, Talbot AW, Vongpatanasin W, Watson KE, Whelton PK, Williamson JD. 2025 AHA\/ACC\/AANP\/AAPA\/ABC\/ACCP\/ACPM\/AGS\/AMA\/ASPC\/NMA\/PCNA\/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology\/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. 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