High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is blood pressure that is higher than normal Your blood pressure changes throughout the day based on your activities Having blood pressure measures consistently above normal may result in a diagnosis of high blood pressure (or hypertension)
The guidelines used to diagnose high blood pressure may differ from health care professional to health care professional:
- Some health care professionals diagnose patients with high blood pressure if their blood pressure is consistently / mm Hg or higher This limit is based on a guideline released in , as seen in the table below
- Other health care professionals diagnose patients with high blood pressure if their blood pressure is consistently / mm Hg or higher This limit is based on a guideline released in , as seen in the table below