At home, many individuals keep an eye on their blood pressure. They often use this to control or treat a certain medical issue. Keep a diary or record of the readings if you monitor your blood pressure at home. Your doctor can see on the record how your blood pressure fluctuates throughout the day. It […]
Individual blood pressure ranges from normal BP to abnormal, but the American Heart Association advises aiming for readings under 120 mm Hg systolic and 80 mm Hg diastolic. When a person has stage 1 hypertension, their systolic blood pressure is between 130 and 139 if the diastolic pressure is between 80 and 89. However, blood […]
Systolic and diastolic pressure are the two values that make up a blood pressure (BP) measurement. The highest reading, or systolic blood pressure, describes how much pressure is placed on the arteries when the heart is pounding. The lowest reading, or diastolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats while the heart […]