the goal for patients with combined systolic and diastolic hypertension is to attain a blood pressure of 140/85 mmhg. bringing the blood pressure down even lower may be desirable in african-american patients and patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease. although lifestyle changes in pre-hypertensive patients are appropriate it is not well established that treatment with medication of patients with pre-hypertension is beneficial.
what is the goal for high blood pressure treatment?