New blood pressure guidelines mean you may now have hypertension at 130/80
Your last doctor visit flashed 135/85 on the monitor. “Borderline,” they said, scheduling a follow-up in six months. You left relieved, not “officially” hypertensive. Yet September 2025 brought seismic news: the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association released guidelines redefining high blood pressure management for 115 million U.S. adults. That “borderline” reading? It … Lire plus









