Systole too high

The upper blood pressure value measured during systole corresponds to the maximum pressure the heart can generate during the tensing and ejection phases. The systolic value is normally between 110-130 mmHg. The following overview clarifies the classification of the measured blood pressure values: (from the guidelines of the German Hypertension League) The blood pressure fluctuates throughout the day: For example, the systole is elevated during physical or emotional exertion without the presence of high blood pressure.

Only when the systole is permanently (in at least three measurements on two different days) measured too high, is it called too high blood pressure. There are many different causes of high systole, for example overweight, increased alcohol consumption, smoking and increasing age all play a role in the development of high blood pressure. However, there are also organic causes such as kidney or hormone diseases that can cause high blood pressure.

Isolated systolic hypertension with normal values in diastole and too high values for systole indicate either a disease of the aortic valve or a severe calcification of the blood vessels. Too high a systole is usually asymptomatic, so many patients do not even know they have high blood pressure. Warning symptoms for a too high systole can be an early morning headache, especially in the back of the head, dizziness, ringing in the ears, nervousness and shortness of breath on exertion can also be an indication of too high blood pressure.

Often, however, too high a systole only becomes noticeable through complications. These include damage to the vessel walls (also in the eye), heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. To avoid these complications, every patient with high blood pressure should be treated by a physician.

The therapy consists of a change in lifestyle: if these measures cannot permanently lower the excessively high systole, one falls back on so-called antihypertensives, which are supposed to lower the blood pressure. Here are: used. By lowering the blood pressure, the above-mentioned complications can be significantly reduced.

Optimal: <120 – <80
Normal: 120-129 – 80-84
High standard: 130-139 – 85-59
High blood pressure grade 1: 140-159 – 90-99
High blood pressure grade 2: 160-179 – 100-109
High blood pressure grade 3: >179 – >110
Isolated systolic hypertension: >139 – <90
More movement
Reduction of overweight
Healthier diet
Stop smoking.
Diuretics (water repellents)
ACE inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blocker
Calcium antagonists
Beta blocker