High Blood Pressure - Prevention
Lifestyle changes can help you prevent high blood pressure. These changes are especially important for people who have risk factors for high blood pressure that cannot be changed, including family history, race, or age.
Here are some things you can do:
Malignant hypertension is extremely high blood pressure that develops suddenly and rapidly and causes some type of organ damage. "Normal" blood pressure is below 120/80. A person with malignant hypertension has a blood pressure that's typically above 180/120. It's considered a hypertensive emergency and should be treated as a medical emergency.
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- Stay at a healthy weight.
- Eat less salt.
- Get regular exercise.
- Cut back on drinking.
- Eat heart-healthy foods.
For help with all of these, see the Living With High Blood Pressure section of this topic.
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