Information for Patients: Make Sure Your Blood Pressure is Low Enough to Protect You!
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An earlier post explained how high blood pressure means your arteries are already abnormal. If the blood pressure is not adequately addressed, the arteries become more abnormal, and the pressure rises even higher in a vicious cycle of worse arterial disease leading to higher pressure. High blood pressure is the easiest and least expensive heart-related disease to manage. It is also the most common heart-related condition seen by primary care. Those who follow best practices control blood pressure in 90% of their patients. Despite the ease of treating this condition, only 44% of Americans with diagnosed high blood pressure have their level reduced to less than 140/90. I want my blood pressure to be 130/80 or less and it consistently below that target. You can achieve the same thing and it is one of the most important things you can do for your health. The best medicines to lower blood pressure also protect other organs.
Information for Patients: Make Sure Your Blood Pressure is Low Enough to Protect You!
Information for Patients: Make Sure Your…
Information for Patients: Make Sure Your Blood Pressure is Low Enough to Protect You!
An earlier post explained how high blood pressure means your arteries are already abnormal. If the blood pressure is not adequately addressed, the arteries become more abnormal, and the pressure rises even higher in a vicious cycle of worse arterial disease leading to higher pressure. High blood pressure is the easiest and least expensive heart-related disease to manage. It is also the most common heart-related condition seen by primary care. Those who follow best practices control blood pressure in 90% of their patients. Despite the ease of treating this condition, only 44% of Americans with diagnosed high blood pressure have their level reduced to less than 140/90. I want my blood pressure to be 130/80 or less and it consistently below that target. You can achieve the same thing and it is one of the most important things you can do for your health. The best medicines to lower blood pressure also protect other organs.