Thorough and comprehensive high blood pressure tests are offered by the NYC cardiologist Dr. Steven Reisman of the New York Cardiac Diagnostic Center. High pressure, or hypertension, is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. High blood pressure tests as offered by our top hypertension specialist in Manhattan are fast, painless, and can save your life.

What is Hypertension?
Hypertension can lead to a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure. Determining the correct diagnosis is essential to getting the correct care. Any heart specialist can treat your symptoms, but only an expert doctor can pinpoint the cause of your condition and take steps to treat it at its source.

Normal blood pressure: generally less than 140/90 mmHg (i.e. systolic blood pressure less than 140 and diastolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg).

High blood pressure: 140/90 mmHg or higher.

The average reading that indicates normal blood pressure is 120/80 or lower. You’re considered to have high blood pressure if your systolic blood pressure is 130 or higher and your diastolic pressure is higher than 80 and stays that high over time. Infrequent spikes may be nothing to worry about, but persistent high readings can lead to serious consequences, including a heart attack or stroke.

Some people experience high blood pressure readings only at the doctor’s office. This is known as white-coat hypertension. If you fall into this category, you get so nervous going to the doctor’s that your blood pressure spikes. Your specialist may recommend that you wear an ambulatory blood pressure monitor temporarily or check your blood pressure at home. The monitor records your blood pressure as you move around doing normal daily activities. It allows your New York cardiologist to get a more accurate reading of your blood pressure.

What Are The Symptoms of High Blood Pressure?
Even if your blood pressure levels are dangerously high, it still possible that you may have zero signs or symptoms. Some people with hypertension will notice they have nosebleeds, are short of breath, or may develop headaches. However, these symptoms aren’t specific enough to indicate high blood pressure and often do not occur until hypertension has reached dangerously high levels or is even life-threatening.

Why Does High Blood Pressure Matter for Cardiac Health?
– High blood pressure damages the walls of the arteries. When you have high arterial pressure, the force put on your arteries is far greater than what is considered “normal.” If it is really high, it can cause microscopic tears in the artery walls, which eventually turn into scar tissue.
– Damaged arteries accumulate circulating materials such as cholesterol, platelets, fats, and plaques.
– High blood pressure speeds up the hardening of the arteries. Your arteries will naturally harden and become less elastic as you age. This happens even in people who do not have high blood pressure.

The following factors increase the risk of serious problems associated with high blood pressure:

  • Smoking
  • Age: the older you are, the higher your risk
  • Your family history. High arterial pressure may be genetic.
  • Having high blood cholesterol
  • Being overweight
  • Having diabetes
  • Your race/ethnicity. Certain ethnic groups, such as African Americans, have a greater risk of developing high blood pressure at an early age.

Your lifestyle is important in helping you control high blood pressure and the risks that come with it. The NYC cardiologist will probably advise you to:

  • Quit smoking
  • Reduce your salt intake
  • Achieve and maintain a healthy body weight
  • Limit your alcohol intake
  • Undertake regular physical activity

Diagnosing High Blood Pressure
Because blood pressure readings can vary from one appointment to the next, your cardiologist may want to take several readings over multiple appointments before making a firm diagnosis of hypertension. They may take blood pressure readings in both arms for comparison and may recommend you to check your blood pressure at home and note the results. It is critical not to rush a diagnosis in order to receive the appropriate treatment.

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Tuesday: 8 am – 5 pm
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