Many of these changes are typical and, in some ways, expected.
Previously it was 140/90.
But they can change in different ways as you age.
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Older people diagnosed with high blood pressure often haveisolated systolic hypertension.
The diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension (a.k.a.
Orthostatic hypotension is common in adults 65 and over and tends to increase with advancing age.
It is associated with cardiovascular disease, particularlycarotid stenosis(narrowing of the carotid arteries in the neck).
In severe cases, orthostatic hypotension can lead tosyncope(fainting) and injury from falls.
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