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The Rise of the Term “Prehypertension”

2009; American College of Physicians; Volume: 150; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-150-2-200901200-00016

1539-3704

Tom Marshall,

Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

Letters20 January 2009The Rise of the Term “Prehypertension”Tom Marshall, MBChB, MSc, PhDTom Marshall, MBChB, MSc, PhDFrom the University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-150-2-200901200-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In their recent article, Pletcher and colleagues (1) use the term “prehypertension.” A quick search of MEDLINE reveals that this term was rarely used before 2003. It was largely invented by the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. Since 2004, many articles have mentioned it. What exactly does “prehypertension” mean, and why is its use so persistent? Prehypertension means blood pressure within or slightly above the normal range—in other words, it is a way of categorizing what is a continuous variable (blood pressure). I speculate that this term has come ...Reference1. Pletcher MJ, Bibbins-Domingo K, Lewis CE, Wei GS, Sidney S, Carr JJ, et al. Prehypertension during young adulthood and coronary calcium later in life. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:91-9. [PMID: 18626048] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPrehypertension during Young Adulthood and Coronary Calcium Later in Life Mark J. Pletcher , Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo , Cora E. Lewis , Gina S. Wei , Steve Sidney , J. Jeffrey Carr , Eric Vittinghoff , Charles E. McCulloch , and Stephen B. Hulley Metrics 20 January 2009Volume 150, Issue 2Page: 145KeywordsBlood pressureCardiovascular disease riskCardiovascular diseasesConflicts of interestDrugsElectronic medical recordsHypertensionPrimary hypertensionVascular diseases ePublished: 20 January 2009 Issue Published: 20 January 2009 CopyrightCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...