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09/03/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Yet most have regular access to medical care, report notes
Source: HealthDay
Source: HealthDay
09/03/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Study suggests possible clues to hypertension prevention
Source: HealthDay
Source: HealthDay
09/03/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
08/30/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke -
08/28/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Source: American Heart Association
08/28/2012 08:00 PM EDT
Source: American Heart Association
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High Blood Pressure
Also called: Benign essential hypertension, Essential hypertension, HBP, HTN, Hypertension
Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps out blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is the diastolic pressure.
Your blood pressure reading uses these two numbers, the systolic and diastolic pressures. Usually they are written one above or before the other. A reading of
Your blood pressure reading uses these two numbers, the systolic and diastolic pressures. Usually they are written one above or before the other. A reading of
- 120/80 or lower is normal blood pressure
- 140/90 or higher is high blood pressure
- Between 120 and 139 for the top number, or between 80 and 89 for the bottom number is prehypertension
NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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- The primary NIH organization for research on High Blood Pressure is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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