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You’ve likely heard your health care provider say your blood pressure is something like “120 over 80,” typically a larger number over a smaller number. Together, the two are measured in ...

"We used to say that risky blood pressure levels didn't begin until ... the risk probably begins somewhere between 115 to 120 over 75 to 80," says Elijah Saunders MD, professor of medicine and ...

120 over 80 (that is the systolic pressure ‘over’ the diastolic pressure). If you have a blood pressure reading outside of these ranges than it could mean a number of things. High blood ...

An Ottawa pharmacist says blood pressure is a good indicator of overall health, noting the importance of keeping it at ...

Narrator The goal is to take blood pressure down below 120 over 80. The first number is called the systolic reading and represents the pressure the heart generates when it beats. The bottom number ...

is the pressure in the same blood vessels between heartbeats, as the heart relaxes. The healthy range is between 90 over 60mmHg and 120 over 80mmHg. High blood pressure is considered to be from ...

Having high blood pressure puts you at significant risk of heart attacks and strokes among other health complications ...

Some actions you unintentionally do before or during your blood pressure reading can skew your results, such as crossing your ...

Blood pressure refers to the force of your blood as it moves through the blood vessel walls of the body. A normal blood pressure for most people is around 120/80 millimeters of mercury, or mm Hg.