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   Is high blood pressure a serious problem?

   • High blood pressure (also called hypertension) can lead to serious problems like heart attacks or strokes. But lifestyle changes and blood pressure medicines can help you stay healthy. High blood pressure is very common, especially in older adults. There are usually no symptoms, so you may not realise you have it.

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   What other health conditions can high blood pressure cause?

   • Learn what other health conditions high blood pressure can cause. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, can quietly damage the body for years before symptoms appear. Without treatment, high blood pressure can lead to disability, a poor quality of life, or even a deadly heart attack or stroke.

   High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body

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   What happens if your blood pressure is too high?

   • If your blood pressure is too high, it puts extra strain on your blood vessels, heart and other organs, such as your brain, kidneys and eyes. If it's not treated, it can increase your risk of serious conditions such as: Lowering your blood pressure even a small amount can help reduce your risk of these problems.

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   Is high blood pressure a risk factor?

   • Most experts believe that people should treat hypertension as a risk factor. However, new research suggests that high blood pressure is not always bad.

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   High blood pressure (also called hypertension) can lead to serious problems like heart attacks or strokes. But lifestyle changes and blood pressure medicines can help you stay healthy. Check if you're at risk of high blood pressure. High blood pressure is very common, especially in older adults.

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   • Damage to your arteries. Healthy arteries are flexible, strong and elastic. Their inner lining is smooth so that blood flows freely, supplying vital organs and tissues with nutrients and oxygen.
   • Damage to your heart. High blood pressure can cause many problems for your heart, including: Coronary artery disease. Arteries narrowed and damaged by high blood pressure have trouble supplying blood to your heart.
   • Damage to your brain. Your brain depends on a nourishing blood supply to work properly. But high blood pressure can cause several problems, including: Transient ischemic attack (TIA).
   • Damage to your kidneys. Kidneys filter excess fluid and waste from your blood — a process that requires healthy blood vessels. High blood pressure can damage the blood vessels in and leading to your kidneys.

5. www.medicalnewstoday.com › articles › 324697Is high blood pressure always bad? - Medical News Today

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   • Moving ‘away from a blanket approach’

   Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a risk factor for several health conditions, including cardiovascular problems, diabetes, and other metabolic issues. However, is high blood pressure always a cause for concern? New findings question that assumption.

   Up to 75 million adults in the United States have high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

   What is high blood pressure? Well, it is hard to accurately answer that question, as specialists are still debating what counts as normal blood pressure.

   Different organizations currently offer different guidelines on high blood pressure.

   For instance, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute explain that, among adults, hypertension is a “consistent systolic reading of 140 mm Hg [millimiters of mercury] or higher.”

   However, the American Heart Association (AHA) suggest that hypertension occurs when a person has a systolic blood pressure of 130 mm Hg or above. Meanwhile, the CDC consider people with systolic blood pressure of 120–139 mm Hg as being only “at risk” of hypertension.

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   The new study — the findings of which appear in the European Heart Journal — looked at a cohort of 1,628 women and men with a mean age of 81 years. All were 70 or older when they joined in 2009, and they were all following antihypertensive treatments.

   Researchers collected data about the participants’ health status through the Berlin Initiative Study, a Charité research project. They questioned participants every 2 years and assessed their blood pressure, among other health measurements.

   At the 6-year mark, the investigators performed a statistical analysis to find out how blood pressure could affect a person’s mortality risk. They also adjusted for potential confounding factors, such as sex, lifestyle choices, body mass index (BMI), and how many drugs for high blood pressure each person took.

   They saw that people aged 80 and over who had a lower blood pressure — of 140/90 mm Hg or under — actually had a 40 percent higher mortality risk than peers with blood pressure exceeding those thresholds.

   Even people who’d already had a stroke or a heart attack presented a similar link between blood pressure levels and mortality risk.

   The team also emphasizes that people with blood pressure lower than 140/90 mm Hg had a 61 percent higher risk of death than those whose blood pressure remained high in spite of their antihypertensive drug regimen.

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   High blood pressure is a serious condition. Your arteries are normally stretchy, so they can cope with your blood pressure going up and down. But with high blood pressure, your arteries lose their stretchiness, becoming stiff or narrow.

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   Feb 29, 2024 · Untreated, high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious health problems. It's important to have your blood pressure checked at least every two years starting at age 18.

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   Nov 12, 2023 · High blood pressure (hypertension) is a risk factor for developing serious health problems sometime in the future. High blood pressure over a long period of time may do some damage to the blood vessels (arteries) and put a strain on the heart.

9. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsHypertension - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Mar 16, 2023 · Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high (140/90 mmHg or higher). It is common but can be serious if not treated. People with high blood pressure may not feel symptoms. The only way to know is to get your blood pressure checked.