You can have stage 2 hypertension and still be asymptomatic. In many cases, high blood pressure is only diagnosed by measuring your blood pressure and not by symptoms you would notice. Stage 2 ...

Normal: Less than 120 over 80 (120/80). Prehypertension: 120-139 over 80-89. Stage 1 high blood pressure: 140-159 over 90-99 Stage 2 high blood pressure: 160 and above over 100 and above High ...

Stage 2: The blood pressure reading of 140/90 mm Hg or higher is categorised under stage 2 hypertension. People with stage 2 hypertension are at a higher risk of stroke and heart attack.

Compared with normal BP, the hazard ratio for CVD events at stage 1 hypertension was 1.75 (95% CI, 1.22–2.53) and for stage 2 hypertension was 3.49 (95% CI, 2.42–5.05). 3 Other reports, based on the ...

School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of death worldwide, with hypertension emerging as a significant ...