Table 3. ESC/ESH treatment thresholds.

ESC: European Society of Cardiology; ESH: European Society of Hypertension; BP: blood pressure

BP grades	High normal	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3
Recommendation	May intervene in high-risk patients with cardiac pathology.	Initiate treatment for high or very high with no organ damage, cardiovascular disease, or kidney disease. Low or moderate risk with organ damage, cardiac or renal pathology: initiate drug treatment after three to six months of monitoring	Initiate treatment for all patients	Initiate treatment for all patients