Include Essential Hypertension information on your My EmpowHer page
Essential hypertension (high blood pressure) is abnormally high blood pressure with no known cause. Blood pressure measurements are read as two numbers. The higher number is called the systolic pressure. The lower number is called the diastolic pressure. Normal systolic pressure is 120 or less, and normal diastolic blood pressure is 80 or less.
Health Topics containing this:
Connect With Other Women like You
Members of the EmpowHer community connect with one another to raise awareness about their conditions of interest.
ASK
A Health Question
Read the Latest Medical News Get up-to-the-minute news on women's health topics and articles from EmpowHer's team of writers.
High-Salt Diet Dampens Effects of Blood Pressure Drugs
Posted on July 20, 2009 - 4:22pm
Multiple Myelomas, Hypertension & COPD - Clinical Trials Update: July 16, 2008
Posted on July 16, 2008 - 11:53am
