What is high blood pressure and how is it different than hypertension? Learn what counts as high blood pressure and why it is often referred to as the silent killer due to its lack of symptoms over time. Leigh Simmons, M.D., General Internist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Medical Director of the Mass General Health Decisions Sciences Center discusses what causes high blood pressure and hypertension, their effects on your body, what diseases they can lead to, and more.

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0:00 – Intro
0:30 – High blood pressure vs. hypertension
0:50 – What counts as high blood pressure?
1:10 – What do the numbers mean on blood pressure readings?
1:34 – Effects of hypertension on the body
2:09 – What diseases can hypertension lead to?
2:25 – Are there any symptoms of hypertension?
2:50 – What lifestyle changes can lower my blood pressure?
3:25 – When is medication needed?
4:12 – When to stop taking medication
4:55 – Who needs to be concerned about high blood pressure?

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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Symptoms & Ways to Lower It | Mass General Brigham

When you get your blood pressure taken, you’re given two numbers. But what do those numbers actually mean? Good Question, Heather Brown reports. WCCO 4 News at 10 – Nov. 9, 2015

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High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common disease that develops when blood flows through your arteries at higher-than-normal pressures. Your blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic. Systolic pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the heart. Diastolic pressure is the pressure between heartbeats when the heart is filling with blood.

Your blood pressure changes throughout the day based on your activities. For most adults, a normal blood pressure is less than 120 over 80 millimeters of mercury, which is written as your systolic pressure reading over your diastolic pressure reading—120/80 mm Hg. Your blood pressure is considered high when you have consistent systolic readings of 130 mm Hg or higher or diastolic readings of 80 mm Hg or higher.

You usually don’t have symptoms from high blood pressure until it has caused serious health problems. About 1 in 3 U.S. adults with high blood pressure aren’t even aware they have it and are not being treated to control their blood pressure. In fact, that is why it is important to have your blood pressure checked at least once a year.

To control or lower high blood pressure, your doctor may recommend that you adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle. This includes choosing heart-healthy foods such as those in the DASH eating plan. You may also need to take medicines. Controlling or lowering blood pressure can help prevent or delay serious health problems such as chronic kidney disease, heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and possibly vascular dementia.
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What is Hypertension? Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects over a billion people around the world, and over time is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

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