Stages of High Blood Pressure

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Tip 1 - The Stages of Hypertension

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by laura boyea | permalink

You have prehypertension if your systolic blood pressure reading is between 120-139, your diastolic pressure is between 80-89, or both.

For further reading: http://www.everydayhealth.com/hypertension/understanding/stages-of-hypertension.aspx ^[1]

Tip 2 - Causes of High Blood Pressure

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by ddragos | permalink

WebMD experts explain the causes of high blood pressure.
Tags: high blood pressure, causes of high blood pressure, hypertension, essential, secondary, blood pressure, normal, salt, salt sensitive, smoking, pregnancy, birth control pills, African-American, kidney disease, adrenal glands, obesity, lack of exercise

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/blood-pressure-causes ^[2]

Tip 3 - The New Low for High Blood Pressure

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rosa Vasquez - Pereira | permalink

Information on prehypertension -- a new category of early-stage high blood pressure (hypertension).
Tags: Hypertension, prehypertension, high blood pressure

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/features/new-low-for-high-blood-pressure ^[3]