High blood pressure is the leading modifiable risk factor in ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. And in two-thirds of first strokes, patients have blood pressure higher than 160/95.
Recently the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) revised its blood pressure guidelines. The new guidelines say blood pressure numbers between 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic indicate “prehypertension.” This revision means that 45 million Americans whose blood pressure had been considered normal now have cause to watch their pressure more closely.
The new guidelines say that prehypertension is best treated with:Read More ....
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