Blood pressure is the force of blood pressure against artery walls. Every time your heart beats, it pumps blood into your arteries. Your blood pressure rises when your heart beats and pumps blood. This is called the systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, your blood pressure drops between beats. This is called the diastolic pressure.
A blood pressure reading uses these two numbers. The systolic number usually comes before or above the diastolic number. A reading of
119/79 or below is normal blood pressure
140/90 or higher than high blood pressure
between 120 and 139 for the highest number, or between 80 and 89 for the bottom number is called hypertension. High blood pressure means that you may end up with high blood pressure, unless you take steps to prevent it.
High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, but it can cause serious problems such as stroke, heart failure, heart attacks and kidney failure.
You can control high blood pressure through healthy lifestyle habits and taking medications, if needed.
A blood pressure reading uses these two numbers. The systolic number usually comes before or above the diastolic number. A reading of
119/79 or below is normal blood pressure
140/90 or higher than high blood pressure
between 120 and 139 for the highest number, or between 80 and 89 for the bottom number is called hypertension. High blood pressure means that you may end up with high blood pressure, unless you take steps to prevent it.
High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, but it can cause serious problems such as stroke, heart failure, heart attacks and kidney failure.
You can control high blood pressure through healthy lifestyle habits and taking medications, if needed.