Blood Pressure Top Number High. High blood pressure hypertension stage 1. Ideally healthy blood pressure should be 120 over 80 and elevated blood pressure is considered 129 above and 89 below says rigved tadwalkar md a board certified cardiologist at providence saint johns health center.
Systolic 130 to 139 or diastolic 80 to 89. If your systolic blood pressure is higher than 130 but your diastolic blood pressure is under 80 thats called isolated systolic hypertension. High blood pressure hypertension stage 2.
High systolic blood pressure systolic hypertension is classified as having the larger top number typically greater than 130 when obtaining the readings.
Researchers found blood pressure jumped 110 to 250 higher for the top number and 014 to 053 higher for the bottom number according to the study. High cholesterol on its own increases risk of heart disease and stroke but having high blood pressure on top of high cholesterol greatly increases these risks. Diastolic blood pressure bottom. Anxiety can cause your top number to go up 50 points or more.