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This paper provides an update on the definition and classification of hypertension, recognizing blood pressure as a biomarker and distinguishing between hypertension stages and global cardiovascular risk.
Since the publication of a paper by the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. Writing Group in 2003, some refinements have occurred in the definition of hypertension. Blood pressure is now recognized as a biomarker for hypertension, and a distinction is made between the various stages of hypertension and global cardiovascular risk. This paper discusses the logic underlying the refinements in the definition of hypertension.
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