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High blood pressure (hypertension) doesn't usually have any symptoms, so the only way to find out if you have it is to get your blood pressure checked. Healthy adults aged over 40 should have their blood pressure checked at least once every five years. If you're at an increased risk of high blood pressure, you should have your blood pressure checked more often â ideally once a year. Having this done is easy and could save your life. This page covers:
Researchers at the Preventative and Clinical Investigations Center in Paris, France observed the blood pressure of almost 200,000 men and women between the ages of 16 and 95 for 10 years and recorded their blood pressure, pulse pressure, and heart rate.