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Presión arterial diastólica; Presión arterial sistólica
En los adultos, el número mayor ideal (presión sistólica) debe ser menos de 120 mmHg y el número inferior (presión diastólica) de menos de 80 mmHg.
Prehipertensión:
Etapa 1: hipertensión leve
Etapa 2: hipertensión arterial de moderada a severa
Presión arterial baja (hipotensión):
Las lecturas de la presión arterial pueden ser afectadas por muchas enfermedades diferentes, entre otras las siguientes:
Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7). Rockville, Md. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, US Department of Health and Human Services; 2004. National Institutes of Health Publication No. 04-5230.
Victor RG. Arterial hypertension. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 66.
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