These problems can be avoided if your blood pressure is controlled. The higher your blood pressure, the greater your risk of heart attack or stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and poor circulation in your legs. If your blood pressure is 140 over 90 or higher (or 140 over 80 if you have diabetes) you should discuss this reading with your doctor. The normal level of blood pressure is usually about 120 (systolic) over 80 (diastolic). The second number is when the heart relaxes and allows the blood to flow back into the heart – this is called diastolic pressure. when the heart muscle squeezes out the blood – this is called systolic pressure. The first number records blood pressure when the pressure is at its highest i.e.
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