Translations:Hypertension/36/en

In people aged 18 years or older, hypertension is defined as either a systolic or a diastolic blood pressure measurement consistently higher than an accepted normal value (this is above 129 or 139 mmHg systolic, 89 mmHg diastolic depending on the guideline). Lower thresholds are used if measurements are derived from 24-hour ambulatory or home monitoring.