“High blood pressure (also referred to as HBP, or hypertension) is when your blood pressure, the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels, is consistently too high.   Certain physical traits and lifestyle choices can put you at a greater risk for high blood pressure.  When left untreated, the damage that high blood pressure does to your circulatory system is a significant contributing factor to heart attack, stroke and other health threats.”.

American Heart Association  (AHA)