High Blood Pressure | American Heart Association High blood pressure occurs when the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels is consistently too high High blood pressure is also called hypertension
Know your numbers for better blood pressure management What the numbers mean A healthy blood pressure is less than 120 over 80 Blood pressure is elevated when the numbers are 120 to 129 over less than 80 Consistent blood pressure readings of 130 over 80 or higher indicate hypertension Work with a health care professional to reduce health risks
What are the Signs and Symptoms of High Blood Pressure? Systolic blood pressure (top upper number) shows how much pressure your blood is pushing against your artery walls when the heart beats Diastolic blood pressure (bottom lower number) shows how much pressure your blood is pushing against your artery walls while the heart is resting between beats