Here are the most recent blood pressure guidelines. Are they appropriate for everyone?

ally changes:

No more  “prehypertension” . Today, your blood pressure is either  “high” (between 120 and 129 mm Hg systolic, with a diastolic below 80) , or you are entering stage 1 hypertension (130-139/80-89 mm Hg) , or  stage 2 hypertension (above 140/90 mm Hg) . A blood pressure above  180/120 mm Hg  is now called a  hypertensive crisis .

The intention behind this reclassification is clear:  to encourage earlier treatment . But is this generalization  appropriate for every profile  ?

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