If you are able to control your blood pressure you reduce your chances of getting heart disease or having a stroke. But if you are a woman, keeping your blood pressure at normal levels has been shown to afford you greater protection against heart disease than men.
According to the Hypertension Guidelines for Bermuda 2011, hypertensive women who lower their systolic pressure (the top figure) by 15mmHG reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease by 40 percent compared with men who were shown to have a 20 percent reduction.
What the numbers mean and how to keep yours in a healthy range.
Patients suspected of having high blood pressure are to be given 
If you have high blood pressure, you’re better off taking measurements periodically at home than relying on those taken in your doctor’s office, according to a recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. It found that multiple home readings provide a more accurate picture of