What kind of antihypertensive medication should I take if I have a high pressure of 140 and a low pressure of 90?

Systolic blood pressure of 140mmHg diastolic blood pressure of 90mmHg can be temporarily without medication, through lifestyle adjustments, monitoring changes in blood pressure, such as accompanied by diabetes mellitus, clear cardiovascular and cerebral vascular disease, oral valsartan, amlodipine and other medications need to be treated. Patients with high blood pressure should be risk stratified. For patients with low or medium risk, lifestyle adjustments can be made, such as quitting smoking and alcohol, controlling salt intake, and appropriate physical exercise, etc. Patients can be observed for 3-6 months, and if the blood pressure level continues to fall short of the standard, drug interventions can be made. 140/90mmHg belongs to the first level of hypertension, such as accompanied by diabetes, clear cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, also belongs to the high-risk patients, no need to observe to give antihypertensive drug therapy, commonly used drugs such as valsartan, amlodipine, etc., and the target value of blood pressure is less than 130/80mmHg. Patients with elevated blood pressure should take medication under the guidance of a physician and pay attention to lifestyle adjustments.

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