High blood pressure is medically known as hypertension. Manage your blood pressure at home What is high blood pressure (hypertension)? Have you struggled to get your usual blood pressure check ups because of coronavirus (Covid-19)? We've worked with BHF nurses to make it easier to measure and manage your blood pressure at home by pulling all the information you'll need together in one simple place. It’s when your overall blood pressure is consistently high, even when you are resting, that you need to do something about it.
Your blood pressure naturally goes up and down throughout the day and night, and it’s normal for it to go up while you’re moving about. You need a certain amount of pressure to get the blood moving round your body.
Having high blood pressure increases your risk of heart attack and stroke, so knowing your blood pressure could save your life.
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