stage 3 hypertension

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Classification

stage systolic diastolic
normal < 120 < 80
prehypertension[1][2] 120-139 80-89
stage I (mild) 140-159 90-99
stage II (moderate) 160-179 100-109
stage III (severe) 180-209 110-119
stage IV (very severe) > 210 > 120

* AHA/ACC does not include stage 3 or 4

More general terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Journal Watch 24(1):5, 2004 Chobanian AV et al The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report. JAMA 289:2560, 2003 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12748199
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chobanian AV et al Seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. Hypertension 42:1206, 2003 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14656957
  3. Go AS et al An effective Approach to High Blood Pressure Control A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hypertension. Nov 15, 2013 http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/11/14/HYP.0000000000000003