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Established hypertension (high blood pressure) is defined as
having a systolic value of at least 140 mmHg and/or a diastol-
ic value of at least 90 mmHg.
In general, low blood pressure (hypotension) is defined as
a systolic value below 105 mmHg and a diastolic value of
60 mmHg. However, the threshold between normal and low
blood pressure (hypotension) is not as accurately specified
as the threshold for high blood pressure (hypertension).
Hypotension may be associated with symptoms such as diz-
ziness, fatigue, tendency to faint, visual disturbances or high
pulse rate. In order to ensure that hypotension or the corre-
sponding symptoms are not attendant symptoms of serious
illness, a doctor should be consulted in case of doubt.
Constantly elevated blood pressure significantly
increases the risk of developing other disorders.
Physical consequences of high blood pressure,
e.g. heart attack, stroke and organ damage, are the
most common causes of death worldwide. Daily blood
pressure monitoring is therefore an important measure
that can help to protect you from these risks. You
should discuss this with your doctor, especially if you
have frequently elevated or borderline blood pressure
values (see page 12). (The Veroval
®
medi.connect
software lets you share your readings easily with your
doctor by email or as a print-out – see Chapter 7
Transferring measured values to Veroval
®
medi.con-
nect). Your doctor will initiate appropriate measures.
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