Hypertension, Are You At Risk

When your heart pumps blood, pressure is exerted against the walls of the arteries, prompting the term “blood pressure". When your heart is actively pumping blood, your blood pressure is highest, referred to as systolic pressure. Between beats - the pressure falls, this is diastolic pressure. These two numbers determine your blood pressure with the systolic pressure being placed ahead of the diastolic pressure and written one above or before the other, such as 120/80 (normal). Any reading above 120/80 places the body at risk, the higher the pressure, the greater the risk.

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a chronic ailment in which the blood pressure reading is constantly 140/90 and above. Should your pressure rise and remain high for a prolong period it can result in: stroke, heart attack, heart failure, arterial aneurysm or kidney failure. Signs of pre-hypertension are 120 and 139 for the top numbers, or between 80 and 89 for the bottom numbers, this is an early warning sign of high blood pressure and immediate steps should taken to prevent and arrest further development.

Most people are not even aware that they are suffering with high blood pressure which only becomes apparent upon examination by a physician. Unfortunately in a majority of cases by the time a diagnosis is made the disease is in quite an advanced stage. Awareness of your blood pressure numbers can be key to avoiding the serious consequences of neglect. Constant monitoring through use of a home blood pressure monitor, regular checkups by your doctor and following a treatment plan can go a long way towards ensuring long and lasting good health.

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