From Live Science:Probably. Blood pressure tends to spike when you are excited by an emotion such as anger or fear. But high blood pressure — known as "hypertension" — is very sneaky. It's called the "silent killer," because it usually has no symptoms.
Doctors say you have high blood pressure if you have a reading of 140/90 or higher. A blood pressure reading of 120/80 or lower is considered normal. "Prehypertension" is blood pressure between 120 and 139 for the top number, or between 80 and 89 for the bottom number.
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I must agree with you that High blood pressure is also called hyper tension. When the heart pumps out blood, the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries is called blood pressure. When this pressure rises and stays high over time, this condition is called high blood pressure. High blood pressure can damage the body in many ways. We should take it seriously!
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