If your blood pressure spikes dangerously high, it is a medical emergency. A high spike in blood pressure may occur in people with known high blood pressure, during pregnancy, or in people with no known history of high blood pressure. A blood pressure of 180/120 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and higher with the presence of additional symptoms such as chest or back pain, shortness of breath, vision, changes, or difficulty speaking signals a hypertensive crisis that needs immediate emergency treatment at a hospital.
According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the normal pressure level should be less than 120/80 mmHg. You are at risk of prehypertension in case of systolic: 120–139 mm Hg and diastolic: 80–89 mm Hg. Moreover, hypertension is caused when the systolic is 140 mm Hg or higher and the diastolic is 90 mm Hg or higher., Health News, Times Now
The growing prevalence of hypertension is expected to be a major factor driving the hypertensive emergency medications market over the forecast period. The rise in geriatric population is also boosting the market of hypertensive emergency medications. Unhealthy lifestyle is also contributing to the growing prevalenc.