May 31, 2008
Blood pressure is defined as the force that is pushed along the arteries every time the heart beats. Therefore, blood pressure is a measure of how hard the heart has to work to pump blood.
The pumping action is known as systolic pressure. When the heart is at rest, between beats and the blood pressure falls, is known as diastolic pressure. Blood pressure is measured using a blood pressure cuff and recorded as systolic pressure over diastolic pressure. The top number indicates the systolic pressure and the bottom indicates the diastolic pressure. Normal blood pressure is lower than 120/80. Blood pressure in children is much lower than in the adults since pressure rises as a person ages.
The systolic and diastolic reading of 140/90 or higher indicates high blood pressure. This can result in a faster heartbeat as the heart tries to pump the blood. This could lead to stroke, heart attack, and kidney problems.
Severe medical problems can cause blood pressure to rise. Arteries may become hardened and narrowed with cholesterol plaque and calcium, resulting in the heart having to pump harder.
Blood pressure is important to pay attention to as high blood pressure is linked to hypertension, which leads to heart attack.
Ask your doctor about your blood pressure.
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December 14, 2007
While I may not have serious health issues yet, hypertension runs in the family (on my dad’s side that is) and based on my readings, this is a health condition that is best prevented than treated because once you get it, you have it for the rest of your life.
Hypertension or what they call high blood pressure is manageable but you really have to lead a healthy lifestyle if you want to make it easy on yourself. One way to manage hypertension is to make use of a home medical equipment like the ADVANTAGE Advanced Blood Pressure Monitor.
If you have a hypertensive person in the house then you’ll see how important a blood pressure monitor is. Even people with regular blood pressure can use this home medical gadget to check their systolic and diastolic pressure. I have tried using the manual blood pressure monitor commonly used by clinics but I have stopped trying since I could never determine the “first” and the “second” click which is both necessary to determine blood pressure level.
However, my first romance with a digital blood pressure monitor proved hopeful because with the click of a button, I was able to determine my systolic and diastolic blood pressure level. Most digital blood pressure monitors work with cheap batteries but make sure to change the batteries regularly to maximize the efficiency level of your monitor.
Tagged with: ADVANTAGE Advanced Blood Pressure Monitor • diastolic • high blood pressure • Home Medical Equipment • hypertension • systolic
