Presión arterial diastólica; Presión arterial sistólica
En los adultos, la presión sistólica debe ser menos de 120 mmHg y la presión diastólica menos de 80 mmHg.
Hipertensión previa:
Etapa 1: hipertensión leve
Etapa 2: hipertensión arterial de moderada a severa
Presión arterial baja (hipotensión):
Las lecturas de la presión sanguínea pueden ser afectadas por muchas afecciones diferentes, entre otras las siguientes:
Fagard RH, Cornelissen VA. Incidence of cardiovascular events in white-coat, masked and sustained hypertension versus true normotension: a meta-analysis. J Hypertens. 2007 Nov;25(11):2193-8.
Kaplan NM. Systemic hypertension: therapy. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, eds. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Saunders; 2007: chap 41.
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