
High blood pressure
is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against
your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health
problems, such as heart disease. Blood pressure is determined both by
the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to
blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the
narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure. You can have
high...