Know About High Blood Pressure: High Blood Pressure Symptoms & Causes

Do you have high blood pressure (medical name : hypertension) or symptoms of high blood pressure? You should consult your doctor immediately.

High Blood Pressure or Hypertension

High blood pressure is turning to be one of the world’s biggest killers. It is causing high death rates among people in developing countries like China and India.
According to a research by scientists from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, about 54% of all strokes, 47% of ischaemic heart disease, 75% of hypertensive disease and 25% of other cardiovascular disease globally resulted from high blood pressure. The study has been published in Medical Journal The Lancet in May 2008

The high blood pressure or hypertension may be divided into three types: Mild Hypertension, Moderate Hypertension and Severe Hypertension. The high blood pressure range values are given below.

Systolic Blood Pressure Range mm Hg	Diastolic Blood Pressure Range mm Hg	Condition
140-160	90-100	Mild Hypertension
160-180	100-110	Moderate Hypertension
180-210	110-125	Severe Hypertension
Above 210	Above 125	Very Severe Hypertension

If you have high blood pressure, then your heart exerts more force to pump the same quantity of blood within the same time. This puts you at the risk of developing narrowed arteries, which can lead to heart problems, kidney disease, stroke, congestive heart failure and blindness. Note that heart disease and stroke are the first- and third-leading causes of death America.