Understanding Blood Pressure: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

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What is considered high blood pressure?

high blood pressure is considered to be 135/85 or higher if your reading was taken at home, or 140/90mmHg or higher if your reading was taken at a pharmacy, GP surgery or clinic If your reading is between 120/80mmHg and 140/90mmHg, you may be at risk of developing high blood pressure in the future.

What is blood pressure & how does it work?

Blood pressure is the measurement of the pressure or force of blood inside your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into arteries that carry blood throughout your body. This happens 60 to 100 times a minute, 24 hours a day. Arteries deliver oxygen and nutrients to your whole body so it can function.

What does blood pressure mean?

When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery, where it is most commonly measured. Blood pressure is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure (maximum pressure during one heartbeat) over diastolic pressure (minimum pressure between two heartbeats) in the cardiac cycle.

What is diastolic blood pressure?

Diastolic blood pressure (the bottom/second number): This is the pressure in your arteries when your heart is at rest between heartbeats. Providers give the measurements as millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). They started using these measurements when instruments to measure blood pressure contained mercury.

How do I know if I have high blood pressure?

If you have high blood pressure, reducing it even a small amount can help lower your risk of these health conditions. The only way of knowing whether you have high blood pressure is to have a blood pressure test. All adults over 40 years old are advised to have their blood pressure checked at least every 5 years.

What is normal blood pressure & high blood pressure?

normal blood pressure is considered to be between 90/60mmHg and 120/80mmHg (this applies if it's measured at home or at a pharmacy, GP surgery or clinic) high blood pressure is considered to be 135/85 or higher if your reading was taken at home, or 140/90mmHg or higher if your reading was taken at a pharmacy, GP surgery or clinic

What is a good blood pressure reading?

Learn more about what your blood pressure reading means using the NHS interactive tool. What should my blood pressure be? Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, your blood pressure should be below 135/85 (based on home or ambulatory monitoring), or 130/80 or below for people with heart disease, stroke, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.

What Is Blood Pressure

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Blood Pressure Information

1. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/understanding-blood-pressure-readings
2. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hypertension
3. https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/your-blood-pressure/understanding-your-blood-pressure/what-do-the-numbers-mean/