Under new American Heart Association guidelines announced in 2017, the definition of high Blood Pressure is lower, and the number of U.S. adults considered to have high blood pressure has increased. Younger people are impacted the most, as high blood pressure has tripled among men under 45 and doubled among women in the same age group.
Know Your Numbers
High blood pressure is often symptomless and can be a “silent killer” at any age — and the only way to know your risk is to have your blood pressure checked.
This May, during National High Blood Pressure Education Month, do yourself and your family a favor:
- Have your blood pressure checked and review the categories at heart.org/bplevels to understand what your numbers mean.
- Be counted as someone who knows their numbers at heart.org/bplevels. Click on the “I’ve Checked My Blood Pressure” button!
- Encourage the people you care about to know their numbers, too.
These health tips are not a substitute for speaking to a qualified health-care provider, talk to your primary care physician or Cardiologist today. Patients Matter Always!
