What is high blood pressure or hypertension? The American Heart Association provides information on high blood pressure , low blood pressure, and how to monitor, treat and prevent high blood pressure . If you suffer from elevated blood pressure there are high chances that you might develop hypertension in the future if proper steps are not taken to control your blood pressure . High blood pressure , or hypertension, occurs when the force of blood pushing through your vessels is consistently too high. Per the American Heart Association (AHA) 2017 guidelines, your blood pressure is in the normal range when it’s less than 120/80 mm Hg. Doctors consider anything above that as elevated. Anything...
