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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 17 Diagnosis of different types of hypertension [Keywords:] different types of high blood pressure diagnosis High blood pressure (hypertension, HTN) is a modern home and abroad the most common cardiovascular disease, due to its can cause heart, brain, kidney, eye, peripheral vascular disease and other important organs and organizations, and therefore belongs to systemic disease. According to epidemiological investigation of hypertension in China in 2002, and the increasing trend in prevalence was present, and over the 18-year-old residents of high blood pressure amp;quot;18.8%, estimate the national prevalence of hypertension has beenamp;quot; 160 million, and seriously endanger our people Health [1]. The main objective of treatment of hypertension is to maximize reduction in hypertension-related cardiovascular disease morbidity and the overall risk of death, but according to the different types of high blood pressure to carry out diagnosis and treatment is an important measure to achieve this goal. 1 Classification of hypertension It is reported in the literature [1 ~ 5], hypertension, mainly in the following classifications: 1.1 Classification according to etiology can be divided into: ① hypertension; ② secondary hypertension. 1.2 by age category can be divided into: ① children (1 ~ 18 years) hypertension; ② middle-aged (19 ~ 59 years) hypertension; ③ elderly hypertensive (60 ~ 79 years); ④ old-old with hypertension (≥ 80 years old) and so on. 1.3 according to blood pressure levels in can be divided into: ① prehypertension (120 ~ 139, and / or 80 ~ 89mmHg); ② 1 level (mild) hypertension (140 ~ 159 and / or 90 ~ 99mmHg); ③ 2 level ( moderate) hypertension (160 ~ 179, and / or 100 ~ 109mmHg); ④ 3 grade (severe) hypertension (≥ 180 and / or 110mmHg). 1.4 Classification according to blood pressure phase can be divided into: ① isolated systolic hypertension; ② pure diastolic blood pressure; ③ dual-phase high blood pressu