Checking your blood pressure at home or a local pharmacy can be an effective way to stay proactive about your heart health.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Hypertension (high blood pressure) can increase your risk of potentially life-threatening ...

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Blood pressure measures the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. A normal blood pressure reading is generally around 120/80 mm Hg. Hypertension occurs when blood pressure ...

What is the normal blood pressure for seniors? Blood pressure gets higher with age, and it usually happens without symptoms, hence why adults over 50 are encouraged to have theirs checked every year.

Normal: If your reading is less than 120/80 mmHg, you're in the normal range. High BP : Readings that fall between 120-129 and remain below 80 indicate elevated blood pressure.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been confused about what normal blood pressure is for me (or anyone). I know there are some issues on what normal is today, but let us say that normal is 120/80 mm Hg. Does ...

Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up—or more than 122 million people—have high blood pressure, according to a 2023 ...

What is the normal blood pressure for seniors? ... ‘The BP target range for individuals over 80 years old living with high BP is less than 150/90 mmHg, as recommended by NICE,' says Swift.

Several key mistakes could throw off the accuracy of blood pressure readings for people who take them at home. The average "normal" blood pressure is 120/80, according to the American Heart ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been confused about what normal blood pressure is for me (or anyone). I know there are some issues on what normal is today, but let us say that normal is 120/80 mm Hg. Does ...

Many people have high blood pressure. — P.R. Dear P.R.: The normal range for a platelet count is 150,000-450,000 per microliter, so 135,000 is just below the lower limit of normal.