The arteries in the body are impacted by the common condition of high blood pressure also known as

hypertension. The blood's constant pressure against the artery walls is too high if you have high blood
pressure. To pump blood, the heart has to work harder.

 Systolic pressure – the pressure when your heart pushes blood out
 Diastolic pressure – the pressure when your heart rests between beats

 Normal. The normal range for blood pressure is between, less than 120 mmHg and less than 80
mmHg.

 Elevated. Elevated stage starts from 120 mmHg to 129 mmHg for systolic blood pressure and
less than 80 mmHg for diastolic pressure.

 Stage 1 hypertension. Stage 1 starts when the patient has a systolic pressure of 130 to 139
mmHg and a diastolic pressure of 80 to 89 mmHg.

 Stage 2 hypertension. Stage 2 starts when the systolic pressure is already more than or equal
than 140 mmHg and the diastolic is more than or equal than 90 mmHg.