| High blood pressure has become a very common | | | | sensor or perhaps a stethoscope to find out the |
| problem and affecting thousands of people | | | | rate of pressure at which the blood is flowing. |
| scattered all across the globe. In medical terms, it | | | | Prolonged high blood pressure can be hazardous |
| is known as hypertension. Stress is being | | | | for health and therefore needs to be paid |
| increasingly viewed as a major contributor to the | | | | attention. On various readings, if the blood |
| problem of high blood pressure. It indicates a rise | | | | pressure exceeds the limit of 140/90 mm Hg, it is |
| in the pressure of the arteries. High blood | | | | considered high. |
| pressure does not necessarily suggest an | | | | High Blood Pressure Causes |
| excessive stress level, though stress has more | | | | There are no specific reasons responsible for |
| often been found to be prevalent in the people | | | | causing hypertension. The doctors are of the say |
| suffering from high blood pressure. | | | | that in most of the cases of primary pulmonary |
| The pressure of blood tends to fluctuate at | | | | hypertension, the arteries become stiff and thus |
| every heart beat. This is not in the case of | | | | leads to coronary artery disease. As a result the |
| people having low or high blood pressure but also | | | | smooth flow of blood gets badly affected |
| those whose blood pressure is absolutely normal. | | | | therefore pushing the pressure of blood. |
| Blood pressure depends largely on the physical | | | | Many a times the genetic factors are also blamed |
| activity of the person. A person who carries out | | | | for causing high blood pressure. Other factors that |
| a strenuous workout usually has a high blood | | | | can be partially held responsible for the enhanced |
| pressure at that point of time. This is considered | | | | resistance of the periphery artery are lack of |
| normal. The level of pressure changes even when | | | | physical exercise, sedentary lifestyle, excessive |
| you are asleep. | | | | consumption of salt, obesity and last but not least |
| High Blood Pressure Symptoms | | | | old age. |
| As such there are no specific symptoms of high | | | | There are a few people who suffer from |
| blood pressure. Only the doctor can tell if you are | | | | secondary hypertension. This is normally prevalent |
| having the problem of high blood pressure or not. | | | | in the people who have a kidney problem. There |
| This problem is more often addressed as a silent | | | | is an excess amount of fluid accumulation in the |
| killer as it kills you day by day and you won't | | | | bodies of such patients that raises the pressure |
| even come to know about it. You can come to | | | | of blood. Pregnant women are more prone to |
| know about this problem only by getting your | | | | hypertension, which can be predominantly due to |
| blood pressure measured. | | | | the high stress level in such a condition. |
| There is a need for a blood pressure electronic | | | | |