Doctors are urging all women to know their blood pressure figures in a bid to fight against heart disease and strokes
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Issuing the advice on World Hypertension Day, the doctors said women should start treating high blood pressure in middle age in order to prevent symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue as they get older. “My message to all women is to take your blood pressure seriously, know your values and convince your doctor that if it is too high then you need treatment.She added: “One of the most important consequences of hypertension in women is a type of heart failure in which the heart muscle is stiff.
Prof Maas said: “Despite its importance, we know that hypertension is more often underestimated and not, or insufficiently, treated in women compared to men.“This reverses in the years after menopause so that after the age of 65, hypertension is more common in women than men.” Prof Maas said: “Hypertension is currently defined as a systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or higher.
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