Disease or Syndrome
prehypertension
pre·hy·per·ten·sion
Subclass of:
Vascular Diseases
Definitions related to prehypertension:
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Blood pressure levels that are between normotension and hypertension. Individuals with prehypertension are at a higher risk for developing cardiovascular diseases. Generally, prehypertension is defined as SYSTOLIC PRESSURE of 131-139 mm Hg and/or DIASTOLIC PRESSURE of 81-89 when the optimal is 120/80 mm Hg. For diabetics and other metabolism diseases the prehypertension is around 110-129/70-79 mm Hg.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Blood pressure that is above normal but not high enough to qualify as hypertension. An individual with prehypertension is at increased risk for developing hypertension.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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