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Blood pressure is the pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels due to contractions of the heart. Depending on the distance from the heart, different blood pressure can be measured in different areas of the body. In medical practice, blood pressure measured in the brachial artery is understood as blood pressure value. Blood pressure is usually expressed in terms of the systolic (maximum during one heart beat) pressure over diastolic (minimum between two heart beats) pressure. When assessing blood pressure readings, we also take heart rate into consideration. Heart rate (or pulse rate) is the speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute (bpm). When pulse rate increases, blood pressure will increase too.

Blood pressure readings can be affected by body position, part of the day, emotional state, physical activity, size of the upper arm and the blood pressure cuff that we use. The ideal level of blood pressure is 120/80, however, under 129/84 blood pressure is considered to be within the normal range. Hypertension usually has no signs or symptoms but in the long-term it could lead to serious damage of the organs hence making root cause analysis and earliest possible therapy inevitable. Causes of hypertension can be kidney diseases, hormonal disorders, arteriosclerosis but it can also be a side effect of certain medications. Depending on the causes, various treatments may be necessary, which will be determined by our specialist.