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Borderline Hypertension

MedGen UID:
120460
•Concept ID:
C0262395
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Blood pressure in the zone between the highest normal level and the level that is considered hypertensive. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBorderline Hypertension

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psychologic treatment for hypertension can be efficacious.
Linden W
Prev Cardiol 2003 Winter;6(1):48-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1520-037x.2003.0962.x. PMID: 12624563
Behavioral treatment of borderline hypertension: an overview of results.
Chesney MA, Black GW
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1986;8 Suppl 5:S57-63. doi: 10.1097/00005344-198608005-00012. PMID: 2427887
Management of the patient with borderline hypertension.
Egan B
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1986;8 Suppl 5:S103-7. doi: 10.1097/00005344-198608005-00020. PMID: 2427865

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evidence for a critical role of the sympathetic nervous system in hypertension.
Grassi G, Ram VS
J Am Soc Hypertens 2016 May;10(5):457-66. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2016.02.015. PMID: 27052349
Essential hypertension, progressive renal disease, and uric acid: a pathogenetic link?
Johnson RJ, Segal MS, Srinivas T, Ejaz A, Mu W, Roncal C, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Gersch M, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Kang DH, Acosta JH
J Am Soc Nephrol 2005 Jul;16(7):1909-19. Epub 2005 Apr 20 doi: 10.1681/ASN.2005010063. PMID: 15843466
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Ernst ME, Bergus GR
South Med J 2003 Jun;96(6):563-8. doi: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000056656.61959.95. PMID: 12938783
Borderline hypertension.
Julius S
Clin Exp Hypertens 1999 Jul-Aug;21(5-6):741-7. doi: 10.3109/10641969909061004. PMID: 10423097
Borderline hypertension.
Egan B, Julius S
Prim Care 1983 Mar;10(1):99-113. PMID: 6348822

Diagnosis

Home monitoring of glucose and blood pressure.
Taylor JR, Campbell KM
Am Fam Physician 2007 Jul 15;76(2):255-60. PMID: 17695570
Essential hypertension, progressive renal disease, and uric acid: a pathogenetic link?
Johnson RJ, Segal MS, Srinivas T, Ejaz A, Mu W, Roncal C, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Gersch M, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Kang DH, Acosta JH
J Am Soc Nephrol 2005 Jul;16(7):1909-19. Epub 2005 Apr 20 doi: 10.1681/ASN.2005010063. PMID: 15843466
Borderline hypertension.
Julius S
Clin Exp Hypertens 1999 Jul-Aug;21(5-6):741-7. doi: 10.3109/10641969909061004. PMID: 10423097
Borderline hypertension.
Egan B, Julius S
Prim Care 1983 Mar;10(1):99-113. PMID: 6348822
Borderline hypertension--a critical review.
Julius S, Schork MA
J Chronic Dis 1971 Mar;23(10):723-54. doi: 10.1016/0021-9681(71)90005-1. PMID: 4933751

Therapy

Behaviour and hypertension: a pathophysiological puzzle.
Weder AB, Takiyyuddin M, Sekkarie MA, Julius S
J Hypertens Suppl 1989 Feb;7(1):S13-7. doi: 10.1097/00004872-198902001-00005. PMID: 2540303
Exercise blood pressure and baroreflex function in borderline hypertensive and normotensive young men.
Welsh K, Ward A, Hanson P
Clin Sci (Lond) 1985 Jun;68(6):631-8. doi: 10.1042/cs0680631. PMID: 2485264
Structural changes in resistance and capacitance vessels in borderline hypertension.
Mark AL
Hypertension 1984 Nov-Dec;6(6 Pt 2):III69-73. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.6.6_pt_2.iii69. PMID: 6394493
Caffeine and hypertension.
Robertson D, Hollister AS, Kincaid D, Workman R, Goldberg MR, Tung CS, Smith B
Am J Med 1984 Jul;77(1):54-60. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(84)90435-2. PMID: 6377891
Borderline hypertension.
Egan B, Julius S
Prim Care 1983 Mar;10(1):99-113. PMID: 6348822

Prognosis

Evidence for a critical role of the sympathetic nervous system in hypertension.
Grassi G, Ram VS
J Am Soc Hypertens 2016 May;10(5):457-66. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2016.02.015. PMID: 27052349
Home monitoring of glucose and blood pressure.
Taylor JR, Campbell KM
Am Fam Physician 2007 Jul 15;76(2):255-60. PMID: 17695570
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Ernst ME, Bergus GR
South Med J 2003 Jun;96(6):563-8. doi: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000056656.61959.95. PMID: 12938783
Caffeine and hypertension.
Robertson D, Hollister AS, Kincaid D, Workman R, Goldberg MR, Tung CS, Smith B
Am J Med 1984 Jul;77(1):54-60. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(84)90435-2. PMID: 6377891
Borderline hypertension.
Egan B, Julius S
Prim Care 1983 Mar;10(1):99-113. PMID: 6348822

Clinical prediction guides

Home monitoring of glucose and blood pressure.
Taylor JR, Campbell KM
Am Fam Physician 2007 Jul 15;76(2):255-60. PMID: 17695570
Essential hypertension, progressive renal disease, and uric acid: a pathogenetic link?
Johnson RJ, Segal MS, Srinivas T, Ejaz A, Mu W, Roncal C, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Gersch M, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Kang DH, Acosta JH
J Am Soc Nephrol 2005 Jul;16(7):1909-19. Epub 2005 Apr 20 doi: 10.1681/ASN.2005010063. PMID: 15843466
Modern approaches to blood pressure measurement.
Staessen JA, O'Brien ET, Thijs L, Fagard RH
Occup Environ Med 2000 Aug;57(8):510-20. doi: 10.1136/oem.57.8.510. PMID: 10896957Free PMC Article
Caffeine and hypertension.
Robertson D, Hollister AS, Kincaid D, Workman R, Goldberg MR, Tung CS, Smith B
Am J Med 1984 Jul;77(1):54-60. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(84)90435-2. PMID: 6377891
Borderline hypertension.
Egan B, Julius S
Prim Care 1983 Mar;10(1):99-113. PMID: 6348822

Recent systematic reviews

The Effect of Lactobacillus Consumption on Human Blood Pressure: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Liu J, Zhang D, Guo Y, Cai H, Liu K, He Y, Liu Y, Guo L
Complement Ther Med 2020 Nov;54:102547. Epub 2020 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102547. PMID: 33183665
Tai chi for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Hartley L, Flowers N, Lee MS, Ernst E, Rees K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Apr 9;2014(4):CD010366. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010366.pub2. PMID: 24715694Free PMC Article
Home blood pressure measurement: a systematic review.
Verberk WJ, Kroon AA, Kessels AG, de Leeuw PW
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 Sep 6;46(5):743-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.058. PMID: 16139119

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