What Hypertension Means To You

Your doctor will probably weigh and measure you.

What hypertension means to you. A single reading showing high blood pressure doesn t mean that you have hypertension. Sometimes blood pressure needs to be checked several times over a period of days or weeks to know if someone has hypertension. Hypertension related atherosclerosis can lead to. 130 139 80 89 stage 2 high blood pressure.

Your blood pressure is measured using a device called a sphygmomanometer do you have high blood pressure. 120 129 less than 80 stage 1 high blood pressure. Higher than 180 higher than 120 see a doctor right away. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels.

Less than 120 over 80 120 80 elevated. High blood pressure is a common condition in which the long term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems such as heart disease. Hypertension is when you have high blood pressure nearly one in three american adults have high blood pressure or hypertension which is when your systolic blood pressure is greater than 130 mm hg or your diastolic blood pressure is greater than 80 mm hg. 140 and above 90 and above hypertension crisis.