Key result
Blood pressure readings averaging 132/84 mm Hg are now classified as prehypertension, reflecting a diagnostic shift from previous guidelines that considered them normal.
A clinical vignette illustrating the diagnosis of prehypertension based on updated blood pressure classification guidelines.
Alerts clinicians to reclassify 132/84 mm Hg as prehypertension; leaves open effects on outcomes and management thresholds.
A58-year-old woman is evaluated by her primary carephysician, her gynecologist, or at employee health. On 2 separate occasions, duplicate seated blood pressure (BP) measurements average 132/84 mm Hg. She is informed that she has “prehypertension. ” At her last check-up in 2002, she had a similar reading but was told she had normal BP.
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Laura P. Svetkey (2005) studied this question. Blood pressure readings averaging 132/84 mm Hg are now classified as prehypertension, reflecting a diagnostic shift from previous guidelines that considered them normal.
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