5 minutes to understand high blood pressure

Hypertension means that the level of blood pressure exceeds the normal value and is measured at three different times on the same day, which can be called hypertension.

Hypertension means that the level of blood pressure exceeds the normal value and is measured three times at different times on the same day. High pressure ≥ 140mmHg and low pressure ≥ 90mmHg can be called hypertension. Wang Zuoyan, deputy chief physician of cardiovascular medicine at Beijing Shijitan Hospital affiliated to the Capital Medical University, said that obesity, advanced age, less exercise, smoking and drinking, mental stress, high-salt diet, and genetic factors are all risk factors that may cause high blood pressure, which should be identified early and effectively prevented.