IF you’ve visit
ed your doctor, there’s a good chance you’ve had your blood pressure checked. In fact, when you’ve been to pharmacy you may have had it checked there ,too.Blood pressure is a big issue and there’s a very good reason why.For if high blood pressure is left untreated it increases the risk of many circulatory problems including heart attack, stroke, erectile dysfunctinal, kidney failure and peripheral arterial disease that can result in limb amputation.
It’s frightening-especially when you realise that high blod pressure doesn’t usually have any symptons and for many people, tragically, the first time they learn theyhave high blod pessure is when they suffer a heart attack or stroke.In fact, high blod pressure , or hyperte
nsion, is a contributory fator in an estimatedyour blood pressure is vital.
So having your blood pressure checked regularly-every one in eight deaths from coronay heart disase.And recent reseach suggests that yo-yoing blood pressure also increases the risk of someone having a stroke. So taking steps to keep control of ry three to five years, unless advised to have a check more often-is vital.A lot of people are not aware they have high blood pressure stiffening their arteries so they don’t expand and contract properly, and damage to the body is silently occuring without them knowing it.
When you have you blood pressure measured you’re given two figures.The top figure, called the systolic blood pressure, is the pressure in blood vessels when the heart is pumping blood out into the circulation.The bottom figure, called the diastolic pressure, is the presure in the blood vessels when the heart is filling with blood again.Having a blood pressure reading that is less than 140/90 is usually considered desirable.But if somone has high blood pressure or other medical conditions such as diabetes, they will probably be advised that their blood pressure should be<stro
ng> much lower than this.
