Over time, hypertension can lead to serious medical problems including stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure.

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High diastolic blood pressure, or diastolic hypertension, occurs when the pressure within your arteries, measured during the heart’s resting phase between beats, is consistently elevated. This type of ...

High blood pressure is defined by elevated readings in either systolic (top number) or diastolic (bottom number) blood ...