BANGKAPOS.COM – Low blood pressure is a condition when the reading of blood pressure is less than 90/60 mmHg.
The blood pressure reading shows two numbers.
The first number is called the systolic pressure or the force of pressure in the arteries when the heart beats.
Meanwhile, the second number shows the diastolic pressure or the force of pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between heartbeats.
Launch WebMD, a person is said to have normal blood pressure or blood pressure if the measurement results show the number 120/80 mmHg.
In the medical world, low blood pressure called hypotension.
In people in good health, hypotension does not cause certain symptoms.
However, in the elderly or owners of health problems whose blood flow to the heart, brain, and vital organs is disturbed, low blood pressure could be a serious problem.
Before discussing the signs or characteristics of low blood pressure, first identify the causes of low blood pressure as follows.
The causes of low blood pressure recur
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