What does it mean if you have high blood pressure?

Answer 1

There are many reasons one could have high blood pressure. Being overweight, and kidney disease are just two explanations. It is best to consult your doctor. Chronic high blood pressure is known as the silent killer because if it isn't treated it can lead to all sorts of problems like Heart disease.

Well it mean that when your heart pump the blood it's putting too much pressure through the arteries than it normally is. which is bad for your body.

Answer 2

BP stands for blood pressure. Blood pressure measures the force in a person's arteries when the heart beats (systolic) and the force in the arteries when at rest (diastolic). High blood pressure is also known as hypertension. In an adult, a bp less than or equal to 140 systolic/90 diastolic, is called high blood pressure. Blood Pressure Category Systolic

(mm Hg) Diastolic

(mm Hg) Normal less than 120 and less than 80 Prehypertension 120-139 or 80-89 High Stage 1 140-159 or 90-99 Stage 2 160 or higher or 100 or higher Information and table from http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2112

Answer 3

blood prrssure means when the blood pressure is above the normal level.