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Table 1 Target blood pressure, according to cardiovascular risk conditions

From: Rationale and design of a pragmatic clinical trial to assess the impact of self-monitoring blood pressure at home and self-titration of antihypertensive medication in poorly controlled hypertension: the ADAMPA study protocol

Age

Clinical situation

TARGET BLOOD PRESSURE

SBP

DBP

SMBP

Office readings

SMBP

Office readings

<  80 years old

Without increased cardiovascular risk

≤135

≤140

< 85

< 90

Diabetes

< 135

< 140

< 80

< 85

Cerebrovascular disease (previous stroke or TIA)

< 85

< 90

Coronary Heart Disease

Peripheral artery disease

Chronic kidney disease

≥ 80 years old

< 145

< 150

< 85

< 90

  1. SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, SMBP Self measured blood pressure
  2. Modified from the 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension. The European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC)