title: Treatment of prehypertension: lifestyle and/or medication.
abstract: Prehypertension is a warning to individuals with resting blood pressures between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg of an insidious progression of blood pressure towards hypertensive levels (≥ 140/90 mmHg). Prehypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and end organ damage compared with individuals who are normotensive. This review primarily focuses on internal and external factors associated with the prevalence of prehypertension. Elucidating all of the factors associated with a rise in resting blood pressure and comparing the effects of medication versus lifestyle changes may aid the clinician in developing a preventive and/or treatment strategy for each individual.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Biology and Autonomic Studies Laboratory, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA. colliersr@appstate.edu
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Landram
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D058246:Prehypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents