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American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines define high blood pressure as 130/80. This means almost half of U.S. adults are considered to have high blood pressure ...

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What Is High Blood Pressure? The definition of high blood pressure is a systolic pressure, or top number, of 130 or higher, or diastolic pressure of 80 or higher. When blood pressure rises above 120 ...