Question: what is considered high blood pressure in europe?
Answer: In the European guidelines, hypertension is defined as a BP ≥140/90 mm Hg (Table 1) while the Americans choose a lower threshold of BP ≥130/80 mm Hg. American guidelines classify Stage 1 hypertension as SBP ≥130‐139 mm Hg or DBP ≥80‐89 mm Hg while the Europeans define this as high normal BP (130-139/85-89 mm Hg).