High Blood Pressure

Hello again - welcome back to The Pressure Point. Don’t forget that you can ask your own questions and see it appear on the site - just use the button top left and follow the instructions. Thanks for visiting …. !I am a 72 year old female, 5′7″, 133 lbs. I am in reasonably good [...]

I just want to know what it mean to have blood pressure of 92/56 and pulse of 56, with chest and back pains and nausua?

Hi I have been on medication to lower my blood pressure for around 6 months but i want to stop as i dont think i need it.
can i just stop i monitor my bp at home on a 2 week basis and it is alway around 129 / 80 somtimes it shoots up to 140 [...]

I just read an article about how taking the blood pressure reading round the ankle is a good way to predict my risk of stroke or heart attack.
Can I do this ankle blood pressure test with my own home blood pressure monitor?
What readings should I look out for?
I have a history in my family of [...]

I get so angry sometimes that my wife says I will have a stroke or a heart attack if I dont calm down.
Is this true?
Can being angry all the time trigger off a heart attack.
I checked my blood pressure on a home monitor one day when I felt stressed and angry and it was really [...]

I want to buy a blood pressure monitor to use at home but I’m not sure which one to choose as my best option?
Are all the companies that make blood pressure monitors the same or are some better than others.
Omron monitors look good but seem to be a bit more expensive than some others. Also [...]