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A case for CCG action Clinical Commissioning Group CCG slide deck prepared 18 122015 Background Public Health England supports a new programme of work on tackling high blood pressure. Blood pressure normally rises and falls throughout the day but it can cause health problems if it stays high for a long time High blood pressure can lead to heart disease and strokeleading causes of death in the United States Are you at risk One in Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Health Survey 201112 43640 October 2012 2 Heart Foundation HeartWatch Survey 2011 3 Begg S Vos T Barker B Stevenson C Stanley L Lopez AD 2007 The burden of disease and injury in Australia 2003 PHE82 Canber Blood pressure normally rises and falls throughout the day but it can cause health problems if it stays high for a long time High blood pressure can lead to heart disease and strokeleading causes of death in the United States Are you at risk One in This can lead to stroke heart attack heart failure or kidney failure Two numbers represent blood pressure The higher systolic number shows the pressure while the heart is beating The lower diastolic number shows the pressure when the heart is restin Dr. Fiona Gillan. GP Registrar at Church End Medical Centre. Structure of talk. What is blood pressure and how do we measure it?. What is high blood pressure?. Causes, why does it need to be diagnosed? (cardiovascular risk), how is it diagnosed?. that your blood exerts against your arteries as it is pumped through your body by the heart. The pressure in the arteries . increases. when the heart beats and . decreases. while it is resting. What is blood pressure?. ) . . Blood pressure is determined by the strength of the heart contraction when it beats, heart valve function, and blood vessel wall tension.. The body has mechanisms to alter or maintain blood pressure by specialized nerve cells called baroreceptors.. To reach your hands and feet, blood has to leave your heart (Left Ventricle) under very . high pressure. . . Blood Pressure. The aorta . has the highest pressure. (100mm Hg). As the blood gets farther away and the blood vessels get smaller, the pressure decreases. . to LoweringBlood Pressure What Are High Blood Pressure and Prehypertension?and falls throughout the day. When blood pressure stays elevated over time, it High blood pressure is a condition that is also known as hypertension.. Having high blood pressure puts strain on your heart that can lead to your blood vessels becoming damaged, making them more at risk of heart disease.. s Updated: Jan 12 , 2017 What do your blood pressure numbers mean? Understanding your blood pressure numbers is key to controlling high blood pressure. Healthy and unhealthy blood pressure ranges Lear WHAT IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?through the body. Blood pressure normally rises and falls throughout the day, but it can cause health problems if it stays high for a long time. 1. Centers for Disease Cont The force of blood against the wall of the arteries.. Systolic- as the heart beats. Diastolic - as the heart relaxes. Written as systolic over diastolic.. Blood Pressure Classification. High Blood Pressure. List three way to reduce high blood pressure.. Why is having high blood pressure a concern?. Hypertension. What is hypertension. The . physical force exerted by the blood as it pushes against the walls .