Hypertension, a cardiovascular disease is being considered a silent killer across the globe, its measurement as 130/80 mm of Hg or above is considered as hypertension tha the previous value of 140/90 mm of Hg as per new guideline issued for Doctors in USA. The guidelines are being published by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for detection, prevention, management and treatment of high blood pressure.Earlier guidelines released by the AHA stated that a normal systolic blood pressure is less than 120 while high blood pressure is categorised as above 140.
Hypertension or high blood pressure is one of the most common lifestyle diseases prevalent today and is a major contributor to health problems like strokes, renal, eye diseases and heart attacks. However, there will only be a small increase in the number of US adults who will…
