High Systolic Blood Pressure
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High systolic blood pressure. And whether you ve got high or low blood pressure tracking your systolic and diastolic numbers is a great way to gauge how well lifestyle changes or medications are working. Your systolic pressure is high. And your lower number is normal. Everyone s body is a little different and it is not uncommon for people to have one of the two values either systolic or diastolic higher than the other.
If your blood pressure is elevated systolic blood pressure between 120 and 129 or diastolic blood pressure of less than 80 your doctor will probably want to check it every 3 6 months. This is called isolated systolic hypertension and you treat it the same way you. If your systolic blood pressure is higher than 130 but your diastolic blood pressure is under 80 that s called isolated systolic hypertension. Systolic hypertension is the most common type of high blood pressure especially in older individuals but often goes unnoticed due to a lack of presenting symptoms.
Blood pressure readings are measured by healthcare professionals in order to monitor health and predict the risk of developing conditions such as stroke heart attack or kidney disease. Normal diastolic pressure is below 80 mmhg. 140 mmhg or over is high. Having high systolic blood pressure is most likely just a variation of regular hypertension.
High systolic blood pressure is a sign of high blood pressure even if your diastolic blood pressure is normal. Isolated systolic hypertension is the most common form of high blood pressure in people older than age 65. Younger people can have this type of high blood pressure too. Isolated systolic hypertension happens when your diastolic blood pressure is less than 80 millimeters of mercury mm hg and your systolic blood pressure is 130 mm hg or higher.
A blood pressure measurement includes two numbers. Systolic pressure the upper number and diastolic pressure the lower number. Isolated systolic hypertension is treated in the same way as regular high blood pressure 130 or higher for the first number or 80 or higher for the second number but may require more than one type of blood pressure medication.