Treatment of prehypertension: lifestyle and/or medication

Prehypertension is a warning to individuals with resting blood pressures between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg of an insidious progression of blood pressure towards hypertensive levels (≥ 140/90 mmHg). Prehypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and end organ damage compared with...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vascular health and risk management 2012-01, Vol.8 (default), p.613-619
Hauptverfasser:	Collier, Scott R, Landram, Michael J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Blood pressure Blood Pressure - drug effects Drug therapy Humans Hypertension lifestyle changes Prehypertension - diagnosis Prehypertension - drug therapy Prehypertension - epidemiology Prehypertension - physiopathology Prehypertension - therapy Prevalence Review Risk Assessment Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior sex differences Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Prehypertension is a warning to individuals with resting blood pressures between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg of an insidious progression of blood pressure towards hypertensive levels (≥ 140/90 mmHg). Prehypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and end organ damage compared with individuals who are normotensive. This review primarily focuses on internal and external factors associated with the prevalence of prehypertension. Elucidating all of the factors associated with a rise in resting blood pressure and comparing the effects of medication versus lifestyle changes may aid the clinician in developing a preventive and/or treatment strategy for each individual.
ISSN:	1178-2048 1176-6344 1178-2048
DOI:	10.2147/VHRM.S29138