HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Blood pressure is a measure of how hard the blood pushes against the walls of your arteries as it moves through your body. Your blood pressure is variable throughout the day. But if your pressure stays up you have high blood pressure or hypertension.

High blood pressure cause damage to the blood vessel walls, and increases your risk for heart disease, stroke and kidney problems.

Patients doesn't experiment symptoms most of the time, but sometimes a headache or vision problems could be indicative of very high blood pressure, when this occur we are exposed to a dangerous high blood pressure called hypertensive emergency.  There are many ways to manage blood pressure, lifestyle changes can lower blood pressure, such eating better, being active, and losing weight. 

The blood pressure measurement consist of two numbers systolic/ diastolic; the following image provides you with the knowledge of it.

  If you have hypertension is important for you to understand the values that are normal and when your risk of complications are increased, that's why we provide you with a table for the American heart association that explain it in a simple way.