Hypertension or High Blood Pressure
What is blood pressure?
When the heart pumps blood through the arteries, then the pressure exerted on their walls is known as blood pressure.
High blood pressure or hypertension is the condition in which the pressure of blood on the walls of arteries is elevated.
Blood pressure of a person may go up when [...]
Over 25% of the American adult population is at risk of developing hypertension. This disease has the potential to cause premature death because it is a silent killer that has no obvious symptoms. Therefore, the real key to solving this growing problem in our country is prevention.
Such things as regular exercise, no smoking, maintaining a [...]
Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure.High blood pressure is also called hypertension. High blood pressure is a blood pressure reading of 140/90 [...]
