Pre-Hypertension Triples the Risk of Heart Attack

Published on August 30, 2010 by INVC   ·   1 Comment  Print This Post

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A person with pre-hypertension, systolic blood pressure between 120-140 mmHg and diastolic pressure between 80-90 mmHg, is more than three times likely to have a heart attack and 1.7 times more likely to have heart disease than a person whose blood pressure is lower than 120/80 mmHg said Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India, BSNL Dil Ka Darbar & MTNL Perfect Health Mela.

Systolic blood pressure is the pressure against the artery wall when the heart beats and diastolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart is at rest between the heart beats. Normal blood pressure is lower than 120/80 mmHg and hypertension is blood pressure more than 140/90 mmHg or higher.

Dr. Aggarwal said that research has shown that if pre-hypertension is aggressively treated, 45% of all heart attacks can be prevented.

Lifestyle such as weight control, regular physical activity and changes in diet are recommended for people with pre-hypertension. The importance of pre-hypertension has been enlisted as one of the top 10 recent advances in cardiology. Dr. Aggarwal said that every effort should be made to lower the blood pressure below 120/80 mmHg.

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