Definition of Blood Pressure. Blood Pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted on blood vessel walls by circulating blood. What is the difference between Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure? Systolic blood pressure is the pressure within the arteries when the heart contracts increasing blood flow through the arteries and therefore in turn the pressure. Diastolic pressure […]
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Getting to Know All About Hypertension
Hypertension or most commonly known as high blood pressure is a condition wherein the pressure in the blood vessels is higher than normal or is in an elevated condition. It is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systematic arterial blood pressure is high. Hypertension is the opposite of Hypotension which is also known […]
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Natural Treatment
The unpleasant truth is that there is no cure for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. The Treatments administered help relieve the symptoms and retard progress of the disease. The objective of Treatments is keeping the complications involved with the condition at bay. The administration of oxygen helps relieve difficulty in breathing in some cases. Furthermore, this relaxes […]
5 Things You Should Know About High Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the pressure or force of blood that flows in your blood vessels. This force is measured in milligrams of mercury (mmHg). Generally your blood pressure should be below 120 /80. The top number represents the pressure of blood against the blood vessel walls when the heart contracts / pumps and the bottom […]
Ayurveda Cure For Hypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is so common today that at least one in ten people aged 40 or above has high BP related problems. This is the pressure that blood exerts on blood vessel walls. High blood pressure occurs when heart works harder to pump blood. Thickening of blood vessels (arteriosclerosis) causes it. This […]