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Category
Optimal
Normal
High normal
Grade 1 hypertension
Grade 2 hypertension
Grade 3 hypertension
Isolated systolic hypertension
The blood pressure (BP) category is defined by the highest level of BP, whether
systolic or diastolic. Isolated systolic hypertension should be graded 1, 2, or 3
according to systolic BP values in the ranges indicated.
What is Morning Hypertension?
Morning high blood pressure or morning surge is defined as the weekly
average for morning blood pressure reading measured within 1 hour to 2
hours after awakening in the morning and exceeding 135/85mmHg. Studies
have shown that exaggerated morning blood pressure surge is a risk for
cardiovascular events which includes ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
Cardiovascular events have been shown to be exaggerated in the morning
to coincide with morning high blood pressure. In fact heart attack, stroke
and heart failure have been shown to fall particularly on a Monday amongst
all the other days of the week.
Organ damage and diabetic complications have also been shown to be
linked with morning blood pressure surges just in the same way as small
artery disease and multiple celebral infarcts in elder members of society.
Morning high blood pressure has shown some correlation with initial stage
and progression of atherosclerosis. Patients with well controlled blood pres-
sure may still have high morning blood pressure and this happens in 50% of
the cases. Patients with morning hypertension have a 78% more chance of
stroke compared with 48% of other hypertensive patients without morning
high blood pressure. Morning hypertension has also been associated with
changes in heart size and rhythm. This may lead to heart attack or heart
failure.
Morning Hypertension can only be detected within 1 hour to 2 hours after
awakening, recommended user monitor their own blood pressure at home.
Systolic
and
120
and/or
120-129
and/or
130-139
and/or
140-159
and/or
160-179
and/or
≥180
and
≥140
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Diastolic
80
80-84
85-89
90-99
100-109
≥110
90