Having high blood pressure can put extra strain on your blood vessels, heart, brain, kidneys and eyes
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Your blood pressure is recorded with two numbers, systolic pressure and diastolic pressure.
High blood pressure is a reading of 140/90mmHg or higher.
Blood pressure readings between 90/60mmHg and 120/80mmHg are considered ideal although everyone’s ‘ideal’ blood pressure result will be slightly different.
Measuring blood pressure can be hard to do properly. Many patients have artificially high pressure if measured inaccurately.
Whilst the causes of high blood pressure are not always clear, there are certain things that can increase your risk including if you:
You can read more about the causes and symptoms of high blood pressure.
Having high blood pressure puts extra strain on your blood vessels, heart and the brain, kidneys and eyes.
If high blood pressure persists, it can increase your risk of a number of serious and life-threatening health conditions including:
To investigate the causes of your high blood pressure, we can carry out the following tests:
Blood pressure needs treatment if it is too high, to reduce the risk of stroke or heart failure.
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