HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

By Joseph Hazan,M.D.,FACOG

This is a common and serious problem.

It is estimated that 40% of women with

high blood pressure are unaware of this

or do not get treated. It can cause the

life span of women to be shortened by

upto 20 years.

Women who develop

high blood pressure at menopause

might think that this is a regular part

of aging.

This is not true.

There are factors that influence blood

pressure.

The most important are:

1) Obesity

2) Smoking

3) Family history

4) Pregnancy

5) NSAID’s (nonsteroidal

antiinflammatory drugs)

6) Stress

7) DD (diastolic dysfunction).

Repeated blood pressure readings

and treating the cause of high

blood pressure

is very important for your health.