Forms of Hypertension (Blood Pressure Types)
In relation to blood pressure, certain terms keep appearing. For example, there is talk of a systolic and a diastolic, or also upper and lower, blood pressure value. Blood pressure can be too high or rather low. However, a certain fluctuation is completely normal; what matters is the baseline level at rest on which the blood pressure fluctuates.
Blood pressure is not a static value; it adapts to the given situations. This ensures that the cardiovascular system can adequately supply the organs with blood.
In the case of high blood pressure, these adjustments occur at a pathologically elevated baseline level. Medical professionals refer to high blood pressure in adults when it is repeatedly above 140/90 mmHg. An elevated blood pressure, classified as "high normal," is between 130 and 139 (systolic value) and between 85 and 89 (diastolic value). For values exceeding 180 (systolic value) and 110 (diastolic value), the medical professional refers to it as severe hypertension.
Please also note that according to the guidelines of the High Blood Pressure League, a blood pressure of >=135 and/or >=85 mmHg is considered hypertension in home measurements.
If the blood pressure is below 105 (systolic value) to 65 (diastolic value), it is considered too low.
However, different values are considered normal for children.
Articles in this category:
- High Blood Pressure - Arterial Hypertension
- Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
- Diastolic Blood Pressure
- Systolic Blood Pressure
- Isolated Systolic Hypertension
- Morning Hypertension
- Masked Hypertension
- White Coat Hypertension
- Therapy-Resistant Hypertension
- Pregnancy Hypertension
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Grades and Stages of Hypertension
This article is from BloodPressureDB – the leading app since 2011 that supports hundreds of thousands in blood pressure monitoring every day.
Our content is based on carefully researched, evidence-based data and is continuously updated (as of 12/2023).
Author Sabine Croci is a certified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology as well as in outpatient care and has been leading the editorial team of BloodPressureDB since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder, and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides well-founded, practical, and reliably verified information.
Author Sabine Croci is a certified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology as well as in outpatient care and has been leading the editorial team of BloodPressureDB since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder, and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides well-founded, practical, and reliably verified information.
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