Explaining high blood pressure 10 Articles

by David Cowley

Diseases Caused By High Blood Pressure. There are three main diseases caused by high blood pressure. They are each life threatening and they may or may not have any symptoms other than you having high blood pressure. Ma...read more

by Christobel Rajesh

The national Heart, Lung, and Blood institute has estimated that half of the people with high blood pressure are unaware of the condition. Hypertension is a silent killer because it is often symptom free. High blood pressu...read more

by Kelly Morris

One in three adult Americans has high blood pressure (technically known as hypertension), but about one third of them don't even know they have it. That's because it usually has no noticeable symptoms. The only way to k...read more

by Prajna

The term "blood pressure", as used in medicine, refers to the force of blood against the walls of one's arteries; the force is created by the heart as it pumps blood through the body. As the heart pumps or beats, the press...read more

by Amer Laham

A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher is considered high blood pressure. Both numbers are important. If one or both numbers are usually high, you have high blood pressure. If you are being treated for high blood pressure, y...read more

by Karen Cheong

There are 4 groups of people I can think of. Those who don't have high blood pressure but think they do, those who do have high blood pressure but think they don't, those who don't know and don't care, and those who do kno...read more

by Eve Redstone

High blood pressure or hypertension is when you have your blood pressure measured and it is higher than the doctor thinks it should be. The ideal blood pressure varies but generally it is too high when it is more than 140/...read more

by Beverly Smith

To understand high blood pressure, we must first understand what blood pressure is. When blood courses through the vessels, it creates pressure as it exerts force on the walls of these vessels. Hence, the term blood ...read more

by JL DaCosta

I am at an age where physiological changes are becoming more and more apparent. Weight (fat) has begun to cling to my once muscular frame, my hair continues to gray and my precious hairline continues its retreat. In additi...read more

by Kathleen Orb

High Blood Pressure is more than 120/80 on three separate times when checked by a nurse or physician. The cause of the high blood pressure can vary from many different conditions. Some include excessive alcohol consumpti...read more