Blood pressure is the effect of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. Each time the heart beats, it moves blood through the arteries. Your blood pressure is at its most high-level when the heart beats, forcing blood into the arteries. This is named systolic pressure. When the heart is at rest, in-between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is known as the diastolic pressure. Blood pressure is always established as two numbers, the systolic and diastolic pressures. Both are an important part. The systolic pressure is the first or top number, and the diastolic pressure is the second or bottom number, for example, 120/80. If your blood pressure is 120/80, you say that it is "120 over 80".
Both of these numbers don't need to be elevated for you to have high blood pressure. One or the other or both can be high for you to have high blood pressure.
The diastolic blood pressure has always been and still remains, particularly for younger people, an important hypertension reading.
Systematic investigation has shown that higher diastolic blood pressure is a important risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and other life-threatening conditions.
As individuals become older, especially after the age of 60, the diastolic pressure will start to decrease, while the systolic blood pressure normally begins to rise and becomes more crucial.
A climb in systolic blood pressure will increase the possibility for heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and other serious conditions.
Your doctor will use both the systolic and the diastolic blood pressure to decide your blood pressure category and give the correct prevention and treatment activities.
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