Blood Pressure Categories - American Heart …

[Pages:1]Blood Pressure Categories

BLOOD PRESSURE CATEGORY

SYSTOLIC mm Hg (upper number)

NORMAL

LESS THAN 120

and

DIASTOLIC mm Hg (lower number)

LESS THAN 80

ELEVATED

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION) STAGE 1

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION) STAGE 2

HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS (consult your doctor immediately)

?American Heart Association. DS-16580 8/20

120-129 130-139 140 OR HIGHER HIGHER THAN 180

and

LESS THAN 80

or

80-89

or

90 OR HIGHER

and/or

HIGHER THAN 120

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