hypertension 高血壓
hypertension
繁：高血壓
简：高血压
為對付無明顯病徵的「隱形殺手」高血壓，美國心臟協會（American Heart Association）收緊高血壓的定義，原本上、下壓達140/90mmHg屬高血壓，最新建議降至130/80mmHg，令原本只是前期高血壓者，即變成高血壓患者。
美收緊定義 前期高血壓變患者 上下壓130/80留意 港逾45歲病患料增5%（2017年11月15日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171115/s00001/1510683127487
The new guidelines define normal as less than 120/80. When systolic pressure (the first number) is between 130 and 139 or diastolic (the second number) is between 80 and 89, this will be referred to as Stage 1 hypertension. Stage 2 is when systolic is at least 140 or diastolic is at least 90.
Nearly half of Americans now have high blood pressure, based on new guidelines. (2017, November 14). CNN. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/13/health/new-blood-pressure-guidelines/index.html