Systolic hypertension

Systolic hypertension
SpecialtyCardiology

In medicine, systolic hypertension is defined as an elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP).[1] If the systolic blood pressure is elevated (>140) with a normal (<90) diastolic blood pressure (DBP), it is called isolated systolic hypertension.[2] Eighty percent of people with systolic hypertension are over the age of 65 years old.[3] Isolated systolic hypertension is a specific type of widened (or high) pulse pressure.

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  2. ^ "Guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults" (PDF). Australian Heart Foundation. 2016. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ Angeli F, Verdecchia P, Masnaghetti S, Vaudo G, Reboldi G (October 2020). "Treatment strategies for isolated systolic hypertension in elderly patients". Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 21 (14): 1713–1723. doi:10.1080/14656566.2020.1781092. PMID 32584617. S2CID 220078261.
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