“How low can you go?” The shifting guidelines for blood pressure control
The number that demarcates hypertension keeps going down.
From The Times
March 17, 2026

For decades, a blood pressure reading of 140/90 or below was considered normal. But the number that demarcates hypertension keeps going down.

Doctors in white coats hold a limbo stick for a patient to crawl under.

John P. Dessereau

Here’s why the rules for treating high blood pressure keep changing. →

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