High Systolic Blood Pressure

Everyone s body is a little different and it is not uncommon for people to have one of the two values either systolic or diastolic higher than the other.
High systolic blood pressure. Younger people can have this type of high blood pressure too. Isolated systolic hypertension is the most common form of high blood pressure in people older than age 65. If your blood pressure is elevated a systolic blood pressure between 120 and 129 or diastolic blood pressure of less than 80 your doctor will probably want to check it every 3 6 months. Isolated systolic hypertension is treated in the same way as regular high blood pressure 130 or higher for the first number or 80 or higher for the second number but may require more than one type of blood pressure medication.
Having high systolic blood pressure is most likely just a variation of regular hypertension. Isolated systolic hypertension happens when your diastolic blood pressure is less than 80 millimeters of mercury mm hg and your systolic blood pressure is 130 mm hg or higher. High systolic blood pressure is a sign of high blood pressure even if your diastolic blood pressure is normal. It s the most common kind of high blood pressure.