High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

What is high blood pressure?

High pressure is defined as a high blood pressure (high blood pressure), which is the blood carrier vessel from the heart of a blood body to rest.

Blood pressure is given two numbers. Systolic blood pressure (top number) is arterial pressure when the heart is equal to the contract. The diastolic blood pressure (base) pressure in the arteries is diluted in the heart. 120/80 below is considered high blood pressure, between 120/80 and blood pressure, between 139/89, "pre-hypertension", or 140/90 high is known in the blood pressure, while about 90 to 100 Systolic blood pressure, blood pressure is considered low blood pressure.

Complications include heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, arteriosclerosis (atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis), eye damage, and stroke (brain damage).

Hypertension is a major public health problem. The American Heart Association estimates that approximately one-third of the population of high blood pressure influential American adults, about 7640.

What causes hypertension?

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Due to high blood pressure, which means there are many factors that combined effects are producing high blood pressure that is multi-functional.

High salt or sensitive to salt: This type of elderly, African-American, obese people or kidney problems occur in some populations.

A genetic tendency for hypertension: The general public's blood pressure in patients with one or two parents with high blood pressure twice.

The special abnormal artery increases the leading resistance to the arteries (arteries) of small arterials (cramps or lack of elasticity): This increased growth of small peripheral atherosclerosis in obesity, do not use, high salt intake of individuals, and The Old.