Blood Pressure Problems

Low blood pressure is given the medical term “Hypotension” (as opposed to hypertension which is high blood pressure). Low blood pressure occurs when the pressure in the blood vessels falls below normal limits. Although different sources have different criteria for low blood pressure, we can assume that anything below 90/60 is low.
It is very difficult [...]

Unfortunately, there are often no symptoms of high blood pressure – which is why it is often called the “silent killer”.
You will often find out you suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension) on a routine visit to the doctor, or when going to see the doctor about another complaint (which may be as a direct [...]

Blood pressure is a measure of the outward force exerted by the blood on the arteries in your body. A healthy body has a blood pressure that is just enough to push the blood into all of the smaller blood vessels of your body, called capillaries.
Blood pressure is created by a combination of factors in [...]

Do you have high blood pressure at the doctors yet normal at home?
You may suffer from white coat syndrome.
A true story
I went to my doctor and was told I suffered hypertension. My blood pressure was 140/90. I was told I needed a lot of medical checks – weekly blood pressure readings, blood tests to check [...]

Glossary of terms related to hypertension / high blood pressure.
Arterial Hypertension – also just called “hypertension”, refers to a condition where blood pressure is elevated above normal. Normal is usually quoted as below 120/80.
White coat syndrome – a condition where an individual has elevated blood pressure at the doctors office, yet has much reduced / [...]

Definition: Blood pressure is simply the pressure of your blood pushing out on your arteries as the blood circulates your body.
The pressure of your blood depends on a number of factors including:

the force created by your heart pumping blood into your arteries
the volume of your blood
the resistance your blood encounters as it moves through [...]