Ideal Blood Pressure and Its Importance

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Ideal Blood Pressure and Its Importance
The World Health Organization attributes
hypertension, or high blood pressure, as the
leading cause of death due to cardiovascular
diseases. Hypertension is often called the Silent
Killer as it has no symptoms. The only way to
know if you are hypertensive is by measuring your
blood pressure. According to the World
Hypertension League (WHL), more than 50 of the
population worldwide (nearly 1 billion people)
are unaware they have hypertension. Most people
understand that blood pressure is one of the
important measures of health. Left uncontrolled,
hypertensive people might be at risk for heart
disease, stroke, kidney failure, vision loss and
serious health consequences.
WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE? Blood pressure is
essential to life. To keep blood flowing through
your body, your heart will exert force on the
walls of your blood vessel, producing blood
pressure. The sophisticated cardiovascular system
ensures the supply and circulation of oxygen and
nutrients to the organs in your body. Blood
pressure rises each time your heart beats and
falls in between beats. The differences in
pressure are reflected in your blood pressure
reading. Your blood pressure is represented by
your systolic and diastolic readings. Systolic
blood pressure (the upper / higher number) is the
amount of pressure your blood exerted against
your artery walls when the heart beats. Diastolic
blood pressure (the lower number) is the amount
of pressure your blood exerted against your
artery walls while the heart is resting between
beats. Because your blood needs to keep flowing
even in between heartbeat, your diastolic
pressure is lower than systolic but not zero. A
reading of 120/80 mm Hg means that your systolic
pressure is 120 while your diastolic pressure is
80 mmHg unit in the blood pressure reading is an
abbreviation of millimeters of mercury, the
standardized measurement unit of blood pressure.
IDEAL BLOOD PRESSURE
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systolic and diastolic numbers are important in
determining the state of your health. Numbers
greater than the ideal range indicate that your
heart is working too hard to pump blood while
lower than ideal range may indicate inadequate
blood flow. An ideal and healthy blood pressure
range is more than 90/60 mmHg and less than
120/80 mmHg. In other words, normal blood
pressure range is reflected by the systolic
pressure thats between 90 mmHg and less than 120
mmHg and diastolic pressure thats between 60
mmHg and less than 80 mmHg. Only one of the
numbers (systolic/diastolic) has to be higher or
lower than it should be to be considered as
either high blood pressure or low blood pressure.
For example, your diastolic reading may be higher
than normal despite having a normal systolic
pressure, which may suggest diastolic
hypertension. THE IMPORTANCE OF NORMAL BLOOD
PRESSURE Elevated blood pressure in the range of
120 mmHg-140 mmHg (systolic) over 80 mmHg -90
mmHg (diastolic) is a sign of prehypertension.
This means that although you are not yet
hypertensive, your blood pressure is no longer in
the ideal healthy range. However, one shouldnt
be too concerned about one blood pressure
reading. It should be measured regularly to
better understand the trend and consistency of
your blood pressure readings. If you are
prehypertensive, changing your dietary habit and
exercise can help reverse your blood pressure to
a healthy range and prevent the development of
hypertension. You can share these readings with
your doctor to discuss early management
plans. Hypertension or high blood pressure is
defined by repeated elevation of blood pressure
exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg. When you have
hypertension, your heart and arteries have to
work harder than usual. Over time, this extra
strain damages the vital parts of the circulatory
system which in turn increase your risk of having
strokes, kidney failure, heart attacks, and
blindness.