prehypertension

Nearly 20 percent of subjects developed slightly increased blood pressure, or "prehypertension" before age 35.

Cook et al. observed patients 10-15 years after they had received treatments for prehypertension.

Medications are not recommended for people with prehypertension or high normal blood pressure.

About 30% of Americans have prehypertension and may be prescribed medications for this condition.

If you have prehypertension, you should be tested at least each year.

The extent to which prehypertension constitutes a serious health concern remains controversial.

Those children have slightly elevated blood pressure and are diagnosed with so-called "prehypertension."

A primary risk factor for prehypertension is being overweight.

Prehypertension receives increasing attention from doctors because it is associated with a wide range of heart disease and other cardiovascular problems.

Among people under age 65, those with prehypertension were nearly 80 percent more likely to suffer a stroke than those whose blood pressure is normal.

Prehypertension and high blood pressure in children younger than 17 depend on age, height and gender.

Pletcher's group advocates lifestyle changes to treat prehypertension in young adulthood.

The longer prehypertension was present, the greater was the risk and severity of atherosclerosis in middle age.

The new study is an attempt at estimating how often children with prehypertension go on to develop full-blown high blood pressure, or hypertension.

Overall, 15 percent had either high blood pressure or slightly elevated blood pressure called prehypertension.

Like my father before his heart attack, I exercise regularly, eat relatively healthily and have high blood pressure (currently in the prehypertension range).

In addition, nearly 30% of U.S. adults have prehypertension.

Unlike for adults, there is no single reading that constitutes the threshold for high blood pressure and prehypertension for children.

Some studies indicate that hibiscus tea lowers blood pressure in adults with mild hypertension or prehypertension.

Prediabetes and prehypertension are common examples.

To lower the risk of prehypertension progressing to hypertension, modification of lifestyle or behaviors is necessary.

Although the rate appeared similar for kids with prehypertension, a broader definition created by Redwine and her colleagues nearly tripled the rate.

Preliminary study has shown that drinking hibiscus tea may lower blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes, prehypertension, or mild hypertension.

Study participants with high blood pressure ate 3,754 mg of potassium per day and lowered their blood pressure to prehypertension levels after just 1 week.

Monitoring at home or work at regular times each day helps diagnose a patient with prehypertension or hypertension.