The new standard of high blood pressure measurement

high blood pressure
@youless (112113)
Guangzhou, China
November 14, 2017 11:15pm CST
Last night I learned from TV that the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology redefined the high blood pressure measurement as 80-130 mm Hg is already the high blood pressure. In the past this data is 90-140 mm Hg. I think now there will be more people have high blood pressure due to this change
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
15 Nov 17
Of course now there will be more patients of high blood pressure now onwards.
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Nov 17
Now even the youngs will have high blood pressure. It is a common disease today.
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prashu
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
15 Nov 17
Again ..oh my. It's too low. No one will be left behind then
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Nov 17
This new standard creates more patients
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prashu
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
16 Nov 17
@youless more money gor doctors
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134460)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Nov 17
Yes I read that on the internet. My blood pressure still would not be high. So I am good.
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Nov 17
This is a very good news for you.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
15 Nov 17
I surely have not a problem with 60 - 95 mm Hg They did the same with cholesterol. May be the pharma companies want to sell more meds.
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Nov 17
@LadyDuck Perhaps we just need to do the opposite like eating salty food so that our blood pressure may be a little higher and then it will become normal
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Nov 17
I think mine is about 69-96 mm Hg and perhaps a little lower sometimes. Mine problem may be it is a little lower.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
16 Nov 17
@youless Mine is also a little lower, but I prefer low than too high.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Nov 17
Mine will be okay then. To keep it down lessen the intake of salt.
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Nov 17
That's good enough.
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peachpurple
@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
15 Nov 17
really? Mine is 135, so I have high bp now?
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Nov 17
It is not bad to be careful to it.
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louievill
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
15 Nov 17
They will make a lot more money
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Nov 17
No wonder you are a businessman and you even realize to it at first
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louievill
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
16 Nov 17
@youless honestly I don't have complete belief and trust in Western medicine because it's run and controlled by giant pharmaceutical companies, it's one big business that they run so people will shell out hard earned money like " maintenance medicine" you are doomed for life to take it once you start it. I admire TCM or Chinese traditional medicine and other alternatives. People should be cured by medicine, not buy and take it forever
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anthony davis
@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
23 Nov 17
@louievill , That is so well said. I completely agree.
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Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
16 Nov 17
Okay this makes me want to check mine right away. I had low blood pressure though the last time I checked.
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Nov 17
In fact my blood pressure is also a little lower.
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anthony davis
@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
23 Nov 17
It will help younger individuals focus on lifestyle changes earlier before they develop worse styles of bad eating and lazy inactivity. I was always aware I had it and it was confirmed several years ago so now, thanks to the American diet, I am on Amlodipine Besylate 10mg every day because I waited too late in life to get into a proper lifestyle.
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Nov 17
It seems today that high blood pressure has become to be a normal disease. Usually people will be fine when they take the medicine everyday.
DianneN
@DianneN (246849)
• United States
17 Nov 17
Yes, I heard that. High blood pressure is a silent killer, so it's best keeping it lower than the original standards.
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youless
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Nov 17
At least it will give more people warning to pay attention to it.
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