Post by the Scribe on Apr 1, 2024 2:36:47 GMT
About Isolated Systolic Hypertension (High Systolic Blood Pressure)
www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease/high-systolic-blood-pressure#complications
Medically reviewed by Meredith Goodwin, MD, FAAFP — By Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. and Jennifer Larson — Updated on March 10, 2023
A high top number on your blood pressure reading is called isolated systolic hypertension. It can happen from aging or several medical conditions and still needs treatment even if your low number is normal.
When your doctor takes your blood pressure, they’re measuring the pressure of your blood as it pushes against your artery walls. This measurement generates two numbers — systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
For instance, with a blood pressure reading of 120/80 mm Hg, the first number is your systolic blood pressure reading, and the second number is your diastolic blood pressure reading.
When both of these numbers are higher than normal, you have high blood pressure (hypertension), which can put you at risk of serious health conditions.
But what if your systolic blood pressure is high and your diastolic blood pressure is normal?
This is a condition referred to as isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), which we’ll look at in more detail in this article.
www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease/high-systolic-blood-pressure#complications
Medically reviewed by Meredith Goodwin, MD, FAAFP — By Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. and Jennifer Larson — Updated on March 10, 2023
A high top number on your blood pressure reading is called isolated systolic hypertension. It can happen from aging or several medical conditions and still needs treatment even if your low number is normal.
When your doctor takes your blood pressure, they’re measuring the pressure of your blood as it pushes against your artery walls. This measurement generates two numbers — systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
For instance, with a blood pressure reading of 120/80 mm Hg, the first number is your systolic blood pressure reading, and the second number is your diastolic blood pressure reading.
When both of these numbers are higher than normal, you have high blood pressure (hypertension), which can put you at risk of serious health conditions.
But what if your systolic blood pressure is high and your diastolic blood pressure is normal?
This is a condition referred to as isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), which we’ll look at in more detail in this article.