Blood Pressure Category

Find out which category your blood pressure falls into, using the ACC/AHA 2017 guideline thresholds.

Awaiting clinical review. Results are based on validated formulas but pending physician verification.

How this is calculated

Your reading is classified using the ACC/AHA 2017 thresholds. When systolic and diastolic fall in different categories, the higher (more severe) one applies.

Sources

  1. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, et al. 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. Hypertension 2018.
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