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Health Tip: What’s Healthy Blood Pressure?

By on November 9, 2017

Maintaining a healthy blood pressure is fundamental to overall health and prevention of cardiovascular disease and other chronic health problems.

But what’s healthy?

The American Heart Association offers this chart of healthy and unhealthy ranges:

Blood Pressure
Category		 Systolic
mm Hg (upper #)		   Diastolic
mm Hg (lower #)
Normal less than 120 and less than 80
Prehypertension 120 – 139 or 80 – 89
High Blood Pressure
(Hypertension) Stage 1		 140 – 159 or 90 – 99
High Blood Pressure
(Hypertension) Stage 2		 160 or higher or 100 or higher
Hypertensive Crisis
(Emergency care needed)
 Higher than 180
 or
 Higher than 110

If your blood pressure is higher than 180/110 mm Hg and you ARE having symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, back pain, numbness/weakness, changes in vision or difficulty speaking, call 9-1-1 immediately.

If you are NOT having any of these symptoms, wait about five minutes and take your pressure again. If the reading is still at or above 180/110 mm Hg, dial 9-1-1 without delay.

Source: HealthDay

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