What is a dangerously high blood pressure?

It is not true – an optimal blood pressure level is 120/80mmHg or lower, and high blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or higher, whatever your age. The lower your blood pressure the lower your risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke and kidney disease will be. For a blood pressure chart of readings, click here. read more

High blood pressure is considered dangerous when it leads to stroke, kidney disease, heart failure and heart attack, and dangerously high readings are 180/110 and higher. A person may have high blood pressure for a long time without experiencing any early symptoms. read more

Many people have probably heard this before! This is an old saying for blood pressure levels and comes from a time when doctors understood less about the risks of high blood pressure. It is not true – an optimal blood pressure level is 120/80mmHg or lower, and high blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or higher, whatever your age. read more

The first number is the systolic blood pressure, or measurement of the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart beats, and the second number is the pressure in your vessels when the heart rests between beats. According to the CDC, normal blood pressure is less than 120/80, and high blood pressure is considered above 140/90. read more