Understanding and Reflections on the Diagnosis Criteria for Hypertension in the United States
Abstract：In 2025, the American Heart Association (AHA) / American College of Cardiology (ACC) Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Adults (2025 AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline) maintained the diagnostic criteria from 2017, defining hypertension as ≥130/80 mm Hg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa). In the classification of hypertension, blood pressure between 130-139/70-89 mm Hg is defined as Stage 1 hypertension, and ≥140/90 mm Hg is defined as Stage 2 hypertension. It also adopted a treatment strategy for high-risk populations with blood pressure <130/80 mm Hg [1].
Keywords：hypertensiondiagnosisguidelinessecondary prevention
Publication Date：2025-11-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-12-02(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 1574-1575 )