The numbers for high blood pressure just changed. Click to learn what you can do. | American Heart Association

Blood pressure is the measurement of the pressure or force of blood inside your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into arteries that carry blood throughout your body. This happens 60 to 100 times a minute, 24 hours a day. Arteries deliver oxygen and nutrients to your whole body so it can function. An increase in heart rate doesn’t mean your blood pressure is going up, too. The only way to know your blood pressure is to measure it with a blood pressure cuff and gauge. | Clevela

Find out what high blood pressure is, who’s most at risk and why keeping BP under control is key to staying healthy. | American Heart Association