Borderline hypertension. Hypertension seminars at Ostra Hospital, Göteberg, Sweden.

Borderline hypertension was the topic of one of the "Hypertension seminars" arranged by the Hypertension Section at the Ostra Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden. On that occasion Professor Stevo Julius, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA, was an invited guest. During the seminar, various aspects of borderline hypertension were discussed, e.g. the natural history, hemodynamics and management of this condition. The present review is based on these discussions.