Hypertension
August 27, 2008
The blood pressure count is a simple reading but extremely important to be under control for a healthy body. Checking blood pressure enables a physician to know the functioning of the circulatory system. An exceeded level or high count indicates that heart is working more than usual to pump blood through the body. This over work may result in a weaker heart muscle and potential organ in due course of time.
Arteries also undergo pain when your blood pressure is high. The persistent pulsation of the blood against the arterial walls makes them hard and narrow, which leads to the risk of stroke, kidney failure, and cardiovascular disease. Regular checkup of blood pressure is extremely important, especially, in patients with a tendency of high BP.
Blood pressure is recorded as millimeters of mercury using a device, called sphygmomanometer, filled with mercury and is marked in millimeters.
The upper limit or systolic pressure indicates the amount of pressure during the heart’s pumping phase or systole. During contraction, pressure in the arteries temporarily increases as blood is forced through them. The lower limit or diastolic pressure indicates the pressure during the temporary expansion between heartbeats or diastole. In case of systolic reading, more than 130 mm Hg or a diastolic reading of more than 90 mm Hg is defined as a high blood pressure range.
Your health habits and life style is largely important in determining cardiovascular risk. In fact, blood pressure can be maintained on a safe range by making necessary changes in lifestyle, such as quitting smoking and losing weight.
Some of the risk factors of hypertension can be controlled such as Smoking and drinking.
Smoking promotes heart disease. During a study when researchers tested blood pressure of smokers, it was shown within five minutes of smoking; the systolic pressures increased more than 20 mm Hg, before gradually coming back to the original levels in next 30 minutes. This proved that smoker’s blood pressure rises many times throughout the day.
Excessive drinking such as having three or more drinks per day leads to seven percent of hypertension cases. It can also increase risk of stroke, and lead to heart failure.
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