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The Joint National Committee seventh report (JNC 7) defines hypertension as a [[systolic blood pressure]] of over 140 mm Hg or a [[diastolic blood pressure]] greater than 90 mm Hg based upon the average of two or more properly measured readings at each of two or more visits after an initial screen<ref name="pmid12748199">{{cite journal| author=Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, Cushman WC, Green LA, Izzo JL et al.| title=The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report. | journal=JAMA | year= 2003 | volume= 289 | issue= 19 | pages= 2560-72 | pmid=12748199 | doi=10.1001/jama.289.19.2560 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12748199}}</ref>. | |||
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Overview
The Joint National Committee seventh report (JNC 7) defines hypertension as a systolic blood pressure of over 140 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg based upon the average of two or more properly measured readings at each of two or more visits after an initial screen[1].
References
- ↑ Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, Cushman WC, Green LA, Izzo JL; et al. (2003). "The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report". JAMA. 289 (19): 2560–72. doi:10.1001/jama.289.19.2560. PMID 12748199.