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Treatment of prehypertension: lifestyle and/or medication
Received 7 July 2012
Accepted for publication 10 October 2012
Published 15 November 2012 Volume 2012:8 Pages 613—619
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S29138
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Scott R Collier,1 Michael Landram2
1Vascular Biology and Autonomic Studies Laboratory, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA; 2Università degli Studi di Roma “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
Abstract: Prehypertension is a warning to individuals with resting blood pressures between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg of an insidious progression of blood pressure towards hypertensive levels (≥140/90 mmHg). Prehypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and end organ damage compared with individuals who are normotensive. This review primarily focuses on internal and external factors associated with the prevalence of prehypertension. Elucidating all of the factors associated with a rise in resting blood pressure and comparing the effects of medication versus lifestyle changes may aid the clinician in developing a preventive and/or treatment strategy for each individual.
Keywords: sex differences, blood pressure, lifestyle changes
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