Your Blood Pressure According To Your Age

Recently Archives of Internal Medicine publicized online research carried out on over 2,000 seniors regarding blood pressure. This research discovered that high blood pressure might be a good thing unless you are a frail person in your elder years when it is a true health problem.

Even if the blood pressure is normal it’s advisable to pay attention to it. Include certain dietary changes, so that you can prevent an increase in the blood pressure. In that way, you support the health of the heart, as well as the whole organism.

More precisely, high blood pressure is a true health danger. It harms the arteries in the heart, and even the kidneys and the body, triggering stroke, kidney failure, heart attacks, and several other health problems. On account of all this, treatments for high blood pressure may be very aggressive.

However, the latest studies show that the same method of treatment does not give the same results in all people. Treatment to lower the blood pressure in a 70-year-old man has to be different compared to the case of a 40-year-old one.

The American Heart Association suggests that starting at age 20, in the case, that the blood pressure is under 120/80 mm Hg, it is preferable to frequently do a blood pressure check every few years. The blood pressure is elevated by each heartbeat, and it falls between beats because the heart relaxes. As a result, the blood pressure may differ within a minute and can be changed as a consequence of stress, sleep, exercise, and posture. However, in the case of a person older than 20, an adult, its normal value should be lower than 120/80 mm Hg (less than 120 systolic and less than 80 diastolic).

Research has found that every 3rd man in the U.S. suffers from high blood pressure. But, a single blood pressure reading does not necessarily mean that you are one of them. You need to do a couple of readings before your doctor diagnoses high blood pressure.

If the results prove that it stays at 140/90 mm Hg or above (systolic 140 or above, diastolic 90 or above) after a while, you should adjust something in your way of life. In a situation where your readings indicate that the blood pressure is at 140/90 or higher, your doctor will recommend using appropriate medication.

Keep in mind that is best to repeat the monitoring after a few minutes if you get a systolic reading of 180 mm Hg or maybe even higher or a diastolic reading of 110 mm HG or higher. In case the next monitoring proves the same results, you need to quickly call the emergency medical service because you are in a hypertensive crisis.

Normal Blood Pressure Level by Age