Normal blood pressure ranges for eighty-year-olds are standardized as for adults, requiring systolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg and <140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥60 mmHg and <90 mmHg.
With age, the long-term effects of various cardiovascular risk factors affect the function and structure of arterial elasticity: the elasticity of the large arteries decreases, and the speed of pulse wave conduction increases, which can lead to increased systolic blood pressure, decreased diastolic blood pressure, and increased pulse pressure. That is why simple systolic hypertension is more common in the elderly.
Hypertension may complicate cerebrovascular disease, heart failure, coronary heart disease and so on. Low blood pressure will lead to insufficient perfusion of important organs in the whole body, inducing angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis and so on. Elderly people’s blood vessel elasticity decreases, brittleness increases, blood pressure regulation ability decreases, it is recommended to monitor their own blood pressure, if there is any abnormality, it is recommended to actively seek medical advice, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the diagnosis and treatment.