High Blood Pressure and Angina
Controlling and monitoring high blood pressure
Uncontrolled high blood pressure is an important risk factor in coronary heart disease, herat attacks and stroke. You can help to control your blood pressure by:
- Making sure you take your tablets as prescribed
- Having your blood pressure checked regularly
- Stopping smoking – nicotine raises your blood pressure
- Reducing your salt intake – too much salt in the diet is responsible for affecting the way your kidneys regulate blood pressure
- Keeping your weight down
- Taking regular exercise – by exercising regularly you can bring your blood pressure down sometimes by as much as many blood pressure lowering drugs
- Limiting your alcohol intake – alcohol in excess of the amount your body can easily tolerate can cause high blood pressure. Stick to the recommended levels - you can find these on the page "Preventing heart disease - healthy eating and alcohol intake"
The information on this web page has been adapted from the Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland leaflet “Living with Angina”.
Last updated: 29/08/2007