收缩期和舒张期动脉血压一起或单独升高,对于男、女两性均会增加并发心血管疾病的患病率和死亡率的危险性,且与血压增高的程度成比例。冠心病的患病率和死亡率,在男性显著大于女性,但在高血压的女性患者,其发病率较非高血压妇女相对地增加并和男性一样高。脑血管意外的危险性在两性都一样。收缩期高血压合并心血管疾病的危险性较通常想象的大。恶性高血压在男、女两性均迅速导致小动 Systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure, either alone or in combination, increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality for both males and females and is proportional to the degree of hypertension. The prevalence and mortality of coronary heart disease are significantly greater in men than in women, but in women with hypertension, the incidence is higher than in non-hypertensive women and as high as men. The risk of cerebrovascular accidents is the same in both sexes. Systolic hypertension is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease than commonly thought. Malignant high blood pressure in men and women quickly lead to small movements