What is Blood Pressure?

Nutrient and oxygen rich blood is carried from the heart to all part of the body. Heart pumps out blood with some pressure so that it can easily reach extremities. 

If this required blood pressure is higher than normal then it is called as high blood pressure or hypertension or hypertensive. If the blood pressure is between 140/90 and 159/99 mmHg then it is consider as stage 1 hypertension, for details visit hypertension diagnosis & chart. Hypertensive increases the chances (or risk) for getting heart disease and/or kidney disease, and for having a stroke.

Recent studies shows about one in every 3 adults have high blood pressure, but one-third of the people don’t know they have hypertension. Many peoples have high blood pressure for years without their knowledge, because the symptoms of hypertension are common symptoms of other diseases, so it goes unnoticed.

Uncontrolled hypertension can increase the chance of developing stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure. Thus high blood pressure is often called the "silent killer." The only way to diagnose high blood pressure is to check the blood pressure.