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High blood pressure is the most common chronic medical problem prompting visits to primary health care providers in the US. The American Heart Association estimated the direct and indirect costs of high blood pressure in 2010 as $76.6 billion. [163]
Hypertension or high blood pressure affects at least 26.4% of the world's population. [15] Hypertensive heart disease is only one of several diseases attributable to high blood pressure. Other diseases caused by high blood pressure include ischemic heart disease, cancer, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, aneurysms and kidney disease.
What is hypertension, and how does high blood pressure lead to health problems? Dr. Leana Wen: Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury or mmHg. It has two readings: Systolic (the top ...
The health care provider usually takes 2–3 readings at several medical appointments to diagnose high blood pressure. [40] Using the results of the blood pressure test, the health care provider will diagnose prehypertension or high blood pressure if: For an adult, systolic or diastolic readings are consistently higher than 120/80 mmHg.
A normal blood pressure reading is less than 120/80 mm Hg, while high blood pressure, or hypertension, is considered 130/80 mm Hg or higher, according to the American College of Cardiology and ...
Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, which occurs when the measured force of blood flowing through blood vessels is higher than what is considered normal: less than 120 systolic ...
For people with high blood pressure, higher heart rate variability (HRV) is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation. [51] Both high systolic pressure and high pulse pressure (the numerical difference between systolic and diastolic pressures) are risk factors. [49]
For nearly 120 million Americans—about 48% of adults—this pressure is higher than normal, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If left unchecked, prolonged high blood ...