Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) is a condition that causes your blood pressure to always be too high. This means your heart is constantly working harder than it should need to to pump blood around your body.
Hypertension causes your arteries to narrow and lose their stretchiness, this increases your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Did you know?
Approximately 50% of heart attacks and strokes are associated with high blood pressure
Untreated high blood pressure can also lead to complications such as:
- Kidney/Heart failure
- Vision problems
- Vascular dementia
See the links below to learn more about Hypertension:
High blood pressure – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
High blood pressure (Hypertension) – BHF
If you have been asked to send us your blood pressure results, you can do this by selecting “Health Review” and “Average BP readings” on SystmConnect using the “Access Systmconnect” button below.
Please do not submit Blood Pressure readings meant for the surgery on the Airmid App as we will not be able to see these.