What is Considered Low Blood Pressure
Review
Low blood pressure is generally considered to be less than 90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) for the top number (systolic) or 60 mm Hg for the bottom number… read more
What is the Average Blood Pressure Reading?
What is a normal blood pressure reading?
Do you know what your ideal blood pressure should be ?
Blood pressure is the force with which the heart pumps blood into… read more
What happens when you have low blood pressure?
Low blood pressure – When blood pressure is too low
How low is too low a blood pressure?
Within certain limits, the lower the blood pressure, the better.… read more
Symptoms of High Blood Pressure
What is high blood pressure?
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is blood pressure that is higher than normal. Blood pressure varies throughout the day depending… read more
Treatment of Low Blood Pressure
Treatment
Low blood pressure (hypotension) without symptoms or with mild symptoms rarely requires treatment.
If low blood pressure causes symptoms, treatment depends on the cause. For example, if your medications… read more
High Blood Pressure
If blood pressure is too high for too long, it can cause serious damage to blood vessels.
This can lead to various complications, some of which can be life-threatening. These… read more
How to Lower Blood Pressure
How can I lower my blood pressure?
Everyone can benefit from measures to lower blood pressure. Even if you have healthy blood pressure, you can take steps… read more
What Is Blood Pressure?
What is high blood pressure (hypertension)?
Blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure or force of blood against the walls of blood vessels. If you have hypertension… read more
Hypertension Induced by Pregnancy
Pre-eclampsia is a serious condition that can occur during pregnancy, where there is high blood pressure and increased protein in the urine.
Although most cases of preeclampsia are mild and… read more
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
What is idiopathic intracranial hypertension?
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is elevated pressure around the brain. It occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the fluid lining the spinal cord and brain,… read more