Question: Is a 140 over 79 blood pressure acceptable for a 70 year old caucasian male?

Answer:

Blood pressure goes up with age, and the lifetime risk of becoming hypertensive in the United States is 90%.  It is therefore likely, that your blood pressure will continue to rise slowly with time.

Although current guidelines define hypertension as a blood pressure of 140/90 or grea . . .

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