If your blood pressure is consistently raised when measured two or three times, your doctor will arrange for you to wear a device that records your blood pressure regularly over 24 hours. This is known as White Coat Hypertension and results from the apprehension and stress of going to your doctor’s surgery. One-off readings are not used to diagnose hypertension as blood pressure will often go up when it is being measured by a doctor or nurse. It’s now recognised that if your blood pressure readings are above 120/80 mmHg your risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke is higher than normal, and it’s advisable to make diet and lifestyle changes to help bring down your blood pressure readings. If your BP is consistently at 120/80 mmHg or above, then you have an elevated blood pressure, and above certain levels you have high blood pressure, or hypertension.
A normal reading blood pressure is one that’s below 120/80 mmHg.
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