Know Your Numbers
Everyone needs to know their blood pressure numbers,
as there are often no signs or symptoms of high blood pressure. That is why
high blood pressure is called the silent killer.
Normal Blood Pressure
- Systolic blood pressure, the top number in a blood
pressure reading, is key to watch—especially in older Americans. Research
shows that the effective treatment of high systolic blood pressure saves lives
and greatly reduces illness.
- Prehypertension (between 120/80 and/or 139/89 mmHg)
presents more danger than earlier believed. The 59 million Americans with
prehypertension are more likely to develop high blood pressure, heart disease,
and kidney failure.
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