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What is hyPertension?
hypertension, also known as high
blood pressure, is a chronic medical
condition in which the blood pressure
in the arteries is elevated. this means
the heart has to work hard to pump
the blood through the system. Blood
pressure normally rises and falls
throughout the day, but can cause
health problems if it stays high for a
long time.
What is BlooD Pressure?
it is the internal force generated in
the body by the heart, to push blood
through the arteries. this is necessary to
get oxygenated blood to flow from the
heart to the different parts of the body.
What is the norMal
BlooD Pressure?
Blood pressure is measured in terms of
millimetres of mercury. With each beat
of the heart the pressure rises and then
falls. the high level is called the systolic
pressure, while it drops to the diastolic
pressure, before it rises again with the
next beat.
a level which is considered "normal"
blood pressure is a systolic of between
120 and 130, and a diastolic of
between 60 and 85. lower levels are
not necessarily abnormal.
Hypertension
the slow & silent killer
