Every fourth person on this planet
has got high BP. The tragedy is that not even half of them know it. Even those
who know, not half of them treat it.
Those
people who know that they have high BP and start the treatment leave it in
between, assuming that they have been cured. What really happens in most of the
cases is that our body get used to high BP and whatever minor symptoms were
there earlier also disappear.
New
research indicates that more than 90% of the heart attacks are predictable, and
the Good News is that a lot can be done to prevent the same.
The
silent killer high BP is on the move. Do not allow it to enter your life. Heart
disease is the number 1 killer in the world. It accounts for nearly 40% of all
deaths world wide.
Understanding Blood Pressure
1.World’s Most Efficient Pump
2.Blood Pressure
3.Accurate Measurements
4.Classification of Blood Pressure
5.What is High BP?
6.Development Stages
7.When to recheck BP readings
8.Low BP
9.Mondays ‘Bring Heart Attacks’
Classification of
Blood Pressure
Systolic (mm Hg)
Diastolic (mm Hg)
Optimal*
120 or less
80 or less
Normal
129 or less
84 or less
High Normal
130-139
85-89
Hypertension
Stage 1 **
140-159
90-99
Stage 2 **
160-179
100-109
Stage 3**
180 or higher
110 or higher
*Optimal
pressure with respect to cardiovascular risk
** Based on the
average of two or more readings taken at each of two or more visits after
initial screening
The above is
based on the report from National Institute of Health on Prevention, Detection,
Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.
