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I am 44 years old and my gp said my blood pressure was high! my lower reading was 89! what is the ideal bp reading?

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Ideal BP: Ideal BP would be 120/80 or less. 120-140/80-90 is consider pre-hypertension.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Hyeun Park answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Depends: With the most recent consensus there has been changes as to what is the ideal bp. For most people 120/80 is ideal. I wouldn't worry too much for an isolated diastolic blood pressure of 89. I would get it checked again.

Answered 4/24/2015

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