Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk: Direct Association with Blood Pressure Values
Hypertension (AH) is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) diseases, mainly stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and peripheral vascular insufficiency. Adequate control of blood pressure (BP) levels significantly reduces the appearance of all these harmful events.
As BP is a continuous biological variable, the definition of normality is not yet a universal consensus. The latest Brazilian AH guideline published in 2020 considers individuals with BP ≥140/90 mmHg (systolic/diastolic) to be hypertensive. However, we know that CV risk begins to increase at BP values well below those considered normal.
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