People with prehypertension — blood pressure above ideal levels but not high enough to be called hypertension — have a significantly increased risk of stroke, according to a new study that ...

Prehypertension is between 120-139 for the first number in your blood pressure reading, and/or 80-89 for the second number. Nearly 30% of American adults have prehypertension, according to the CDC ...

Even a slightly raised blood pressure could cause harm, as new research reveals that prehypertension greatly increases a person's risk of stroke. The study review, published in the journal ...

About 45 million Americans with blood pressure levels once considered normal or borderline actually have "prehypertension," say new government guidelines that urge them to exercise, avoid salt and ...

Prehypertension before the age of 35 also was associated with having diabetes, low HDL cholesterol levels, and higher exposure to blood pressure elevation later in life.

People with prehypertension or kind of the lower levels of high blood pressure are at increased risk of developing full-blown hypertension so to speak. Usually high blood pressure does not develop ...

A dangerously high blood pressure reading for women is 180/120 mm Hg or higher. Learn more about the health risks and when to ...

People whose blood pressure is slightly elevated — a condition called prehypertension — have triple the risk of a heart attack compared to those with healthy blood pressure, researchers said.

Study shows people with slightly elevated blood pressure are 50 percent more likely to suffer stroke. ... Prehypertension heightens risk for stroke, study suggests.

While a third of Americans suffer from full-blown high blood pressure, at least that many -- and possibly up to 37% of the population -- are in a borderline zone called prehypertension. And that ...

Yoga reduces blood pressure in patients with prehypertension, according to a study presented at the 68th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI). The congress is being held ...

Prehypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure higher than 120 mmHg but lower than 140 mmHg, or a diastolic pressure greater than 80 mmHg but lower than 90 mmHg, or both.