Hypertension is the medical term for a condition in which the arterial blood pressure is consistently above the normal range. A blood pressure reading consists of two numbers. The number at the top represents systolic pressure. This is the amount of pressure that the heart generates when pumping blood out through the arteries. The number […]
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Keep Your Blood Pressure Normal
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, and constitutes one of the principal important signs. Its results from two different forces. One is through the circulatory system and created by the heart as it pumps blood into the arteries. The other is the force of the arteries […]