![]() "Blood pressure guidelines are not updated at regular intervals. That includes many men whose blood pressure had previously been considered healthy. This means 70% to 79% of men ages 55 and older are now classified as having hypertension. The previous guidelines set the threshold at 140/90 mm Hg for people younger than age 65 and 150/80 mm Hg for those ages 65 and older. ![]() In 2017, new guidelines from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and nine other health organizations lowered the numbers for the diagnosis of hypertension (high blood pressure) to 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and higher for all adults. If you didn't have high blood pressure before, there's a good chance you do now. The definition for what is considered high blood pressure has been tightened.
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