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The 2014 guideline for the management of high blood pressure in adults from the panel appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee includes a recommendation to increase the target systolic blood pressure from 140 to 150 mm Hg in persons aged 60 years or older without diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease. However, a minority of the panel disagreed with this recommendation. In this article, these panel members discuss why they believe that the target should remain less than 140 mm Hg for persons aged 60 years or older.