Elevate Your Health Colorado Blood Pressure

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is called the “silent killer” for a reason. You can have high blood pressure and feel just fine.

In fact, most people with high blood pressure have no symptoms right up until they have a heart attack, stroke, or kidney failure, so it’s important to check your blood pressure numbers often.

For the majority of patients with high blood pressure, your goal should be lower than 140/90, but if you have a history of stroke, diabetes, coronary artery disease, or chronic kidney disease, we recommend your goal be lower than 130/80.

Knowing those goals helps—and so does home monitoring with home blood pressure monitors. Usually your blood pressure is lower at home than in the doctor’s office, so home monitoring will also lead to the most reliable diagnosis.

—J. Acey Albert, MD, Kaiser Permanente hypertension physician