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of the blood pressure is so important. With the illness progressing,
headaches and regular dizziness appear, the sight declines, the
functioning of vitalses (encephalon, heart, kidneys, blood vessels)
breaks down. Without special treatment the complications of
hypertension might be kidney damages, breast-pang, paralytic
stroke, aphasia, dementia, heart attack and stroke.
Which values are Normal?
Monitoring your routine blood pressure trend helps you to know your
body condition. Human blood pressure naturally increases after
reaching middle age.
This symptom is a result of continuous ageing of the blood vessels.
Further causes include obesity, lack of exercise and cholesterol
(LDL) adhering to the blood vessels, diabetes. Rising blood pressure
accelerates hardening of the arteries, and the body becomes more
susceptible to apoplexy and coronary infarction.
Definitions and Classification of blood pressure levels according to
2007 ESH-ESC Practice Guidelines for the Management of Arterial
Hypertension: Data in mmHg.
Category
Systolic
(mmHg)
Diastolic (mmHg)
Optimal < 120 and < 80
Normal 120-129 and/or 80-84
High normal 130-139 and/or 85-89
Grade 1
hypertension
140-159 and/or 90-99
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 20.00 22.00 24.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00
DIA blood pressure
SYS blood pressure
Time (hours)
mmH
g