When do I need medication for high blood pressure?#medical_benefits 11

1. You can find detailed information on this topic in the following lecture: https://youtu.be/28f0Ap05PKY

2. Individuals with blood pressure in the range of 130–139/85–89 should confirm whether they have masked hypertension or white-coat hypertension, as mentioned in the previous segment. 3. We conducted a survey asking: Question to answer: A 50-year-old man, non-smoker, with blood sugar of 110, total cholesterol of 230, and other lipids on the borderline (not high or ideal), and blood pressure of 138/88 that did not decrease despite months of treatment prescribed by his doctor. Does he need medication to lower his blood pressure? To answer this question, we assumed his lipids were as follows: HDL = 40 mg/dL LDL = 150 mg/dL (On the borderline, close to high lipids), resulting in a 10-year ASCVD risk of 6.1%. Thus, he does not need medication according to most global health organizations. However, about one-third of survey participants (in the thousands) chose that he needs medication, which is the stance of limited American organizations such as the American Heart Association.