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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

Clinical utility and prognostic value of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Pescini A, Simoni A
Biomed Pharmacother 1991;45(8):327-32. doi: 10.1016/0753-3322(91)90061-w. PMID: 1773020
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

Gestational glycosuria, proteinuria, and borderline hypertension in pregnancy are predictors for the later onset of maternal chronic disease.
Hosoya S, Ogawa K, Morisaki N, Okamoto A, Arata N, Sago H
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023 Feb;49(2):641-648. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.1111/jog.15497. PMID: 36357346
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
The pathogenesis of essential hypertension.
Ferriss JB
Invest Cell Pathol 1978 Apr-Jun;1(2):171-97. PMID: 401333

Diagnosis

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
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
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

Risks and benefits, advantages and disadvantages of levonorgestrel-releasing contraceptive implants.
Sivin I
Drug Saf 2003;26(5):303-35. doi: 10.2165/00002018-200326050-00002. PMID: 12650633
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
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

Gestational glycosuria, proteinuria, and borderline hypertension in pregnancy are predictors for the later onset of maternal chronic disease.
Hosoya S, Ogawa K, Morisaki N, Okamoto A, Arata N, Sago H
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023 Feb;49(2):641-648. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.1111/jog.15497. PMID: 36357346
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
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

Gestational glycosuria, proteinuria, and borderline hypertension in pregnancy are predictors for the later onset of maternal chronic disease.
Hosoya S, Ogawa K, Morisaki N, Okamoto A, Arata N, Sago H
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023 Feb;49(2):641-648. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.1111/jog.15497. PMID: 36357346
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
Autonomic nervous dysfunction in essential hypertension.
Julius S
Diabetes Care 1991 Mar;14(3):249-59. doi: 10.2337/diacare.14.3.249. PMID: 2044440
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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