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High Blood Pressure: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
January 10th, 2010 | 
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Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against artery walls. Blood pressure is the result of two forces: the heart to pump blood through the arteries and the rest of the circulatory system and resistance of arteries resist blood flow. Blood pressure is measured by placing a blood pressure in your arm, the cuff bladder and hear the flow of blood.
Blood pressure is always given as these two numbers, systolic and diastolic. Blood pressure is traditionally measured with a device called a sphygmomanometer. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Blood pressure is usually an abnormally high level of 140/90 and consider some kind of definitive treatment and should be managed at this level will be launched. Hypertension is called the silent killer because it usually has no symptoms.
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