Pressure: What are the values ​​of hypertension

For some time researchers have been trying to define the parameters in order to provide physicians with universal guidelines. To date, Italian experts are referring to the rules dictated by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Hypertension (Esh) in 2013, even though recently a new research was presented [19659003] ] of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

According to American expert studies, the pressure is normal around at maximum 120 and minimum 80 whereas for European scientists they consider the optimum values ​​slightly lower. These are normal settings up to 130-84 and "normally high" up to 139-89. When do you start talking about high blood pressure? We need to worry if instrumentation scores a maximum between 120 and 129 and a minimum below 80. In this case, it's better to act on lifestyle, eliminating risk factors such as smoking and Alcohol, improve sleep quality and diet

Cardiovascular risk increases even more if the maximum happens between 130 and 139, with a minimum of about 80 years. In this case we talk about hypertension at stage 1, to treat with the help of drugs. The second stage of high blood pressure, on the other hand, has values ​​ above 140 maximum with a minimum of 80.

How is pressure measured? The most effective instrument is the sphygmomanometer alternatively you can use an electric meter that can be purchased at a pharmacy. The advice is always to pin their values ​​when measuring at home and compare them with those resulting from the visit to the doctor to find out if there are any discrepancies. The measurement should be done in the morning on an empty stomach and at rest, avoiding drinking coffee or smoking fifteen minutes before.