Transcription of Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure - NHLBI, NIH
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Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure - NHLBI, NIH
Your Blood PressureLoweringGuide DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESN ational Institutes of HealthNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteYour Guideto LoweringBlood Pressure2 What Are High Blood Pressure and Prehypertension? Blood Pressure is the force of Blood against the walls of arteries. Blood Pressure rises and falls throughout the day. When Blood Pressure stays elevated over time, it s calledhigh Blood medical term for high Blood Pressure is Blood Pressure is danger-ous because it makes the heart work too hard and contributes to atherosclerosis (hardeningof the arteries). It increases the risk of heart disease (see box 1) and stroke, which are thefirst- and third-leading causes of death among Americans. High Blood Pressure also canresult in other conditions, such as congestive heart failure, kidney disease, and Blood Pressure level of 140/90 mmHg or higher is considered high. About two-thirdsof people over age 65 have high Blood Pressure . If your Blood Pressure is between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg, then you have means that youdon t have high Blood Pressure now but are likely to develop it in the future unless youadopt the healthy lifestyle changes described in this brochure.
Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; NIH Publication No. 03-5230, National High Blood Pressure Education Program, May 2003. † If systolic and diastolic pressures fall into different categories, overall status is the higher category. ‡ Millimeters of mercury.
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