{"id":3453,"date":"2019-04-20T10:37:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T09:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=3453"},"modified":"2020-07-16T09:50:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T08:50:31","slug":"high-blood-pressure-hypertension","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/your-care\/health-wellbeing-2\/long-term-conditions-2\/high-blood-pressure-hypertension\/","title":{"rendered":"High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is usually defined as having a sustained blood pressure of 140\/90mmHg or above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The line between normal and raised blood pressure is not fixed and depends on your individual circumstances. However, most doctors agree that the ideal blood pressure for a physically healthy person is around 120\/80mmHg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A normal blood pressure reading is classed as less than 130\/80mmHg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/heart-and-blood-vessels\/conditions\/high-blood-pressure-hypertension\">Further information from NHS Inform<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is usually defined as having a sustained blood pressure of 140\/90mmHg or above. The line between normal and raised blood pressure is not fixed and depends on your individual circumstances. However, most doctors agree that the ideal blood pressure for a physically healthy person is around 120\/80mmHg. A &#8230; <a title=\"High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/your-care\/health-wellbeing-2\/long-term-conditions-2\/high-blood-pressure-hypertension\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6577921,"featured_media":3455,"parent":3008,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arm-blood-pressure-bp-948889.jpg",1366,2048,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arm-blood-pressure-bp-948889-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arm-blood-pressure-bp-948889-200x300.jpg",200,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arm-blood-pressure-bp-948889-768x1152.jpg",768,1152,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arm-blood-pressure-bp-948889-683x1024.jpg",683,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arm-blood-pressure-bp-948889.jpg",1025,1536,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arm-blood-pressure-bp-948889.jpg",1366,2048,false],"mailpoet_newsletter_max":["https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arm-blood-pressure-bp-948889-1320x1980.jpg",1320,1980,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Editor","author_link":"https:\/\/www.trystmedicalcentre.scot.nhs.uk\/author\/gary-genpra\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is usually defined as having a sustained blood pressure of 140\/90mmHg or above. The line between normal and raised blood pressure is not fixed and depends on your individual circumstances. However, most doctors agree that the ideal blood pressure for a physically healthy person is around 120\/80mmHg. 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