The most common form of high blood pressure in older Americans is a condition in which the systolic pressure is elevated but the diastolic pressure is within a normal range. This is known as

A) nonspecific hypertension.
B) isolated systolic hypertension.
C) isolated diastolic hypertension.
D) secondary hypertension.


B

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