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Whether medical treatment is necessary
depends not only on the blood pressure,
but also on the patient’s risk profile. Please
contact your GP if one of the val-ues (systo-
le, diastole) consistently exceeds the cut-off
point for high blood pressure.
Self-measurement of blood pressure
often produces somewhat lower values at
home than at the doctor’s. The German
Hypertension League has therefore defined
lower cut-off values for home measure-
ments:
Home measurement:
135/85 mmHg
Measurement in the
doctor’s surgery:
140/90 mmHg
