YOGYAKARTA - The question of when a person is said to be hypotension often makes many people feel tired, dizzy, or even faint.

Hypotension or low blood pressure is often taken lightly, even though this condition can indicate serious health problems.

For this reason, understanding the symptoms, causes, and impacts of hypotension is very important so that the body remains healthy and avoids dangerous risks.

By recognizing the signs early on, you can take appropriate steps to keep blood pressure stable and normal.

Reporting from the Cleveland Clinic page, hypotension or low blood pressure is a condition when blood pressure is well below normal. This condition can arise as a special health problem or become a symptom of other diseases.

Which is dangerous, low blood pressure sometimes does not cause symptoms, but if complaints arise, it can require medical attention. Hypotension itself is divided into two, namely:

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Normally, blood pressure can indeed drop briefly when changing positions, but not long after. The minimum decrease is 20 mmHg for systolic pressure (upper figure) or 10 mmHg for diastolic pressure (low figure).

Blood pressure is measured into two ways, first the systolic (upper figure) is pressure on blood vessels when the heart beats. Then diastolic (low figure) is the pressure on the blood vessels while the heart rests between beats.

You are sentenced to experience hypotension when you have a low blood pressure below 90/60 mmHg. Meanwhile, normal blood pressure is above that figure of up to 120/80 mmHg.

Low blood pressure itself is quite common without symptoms, so it is difficult to know the exact number. However, orthostatic hypotension is more common with age, which is around 5% at the age of 50, then increases to more than 30% at the age of over 70 years.

Hypotension can be experienced by anyone, regardless of age or background. However, more frequent symptoms appear in people over 50 years of age, especially the orthostatic type.

Meanwhile, in people who are very physically active, low blood pressure can also occur without symptoms, and this is more common at a young age.

Hypotension or low blood pressure can cause various serious health problems, including:

The biggest risk of hypotension is dizziness and fainting which can cause a fall. As a result, a person can experience fractures, concussions, and other serious injuries that could put life at risk.

Blood pressure that is too low can reduce blood supply to the body's organs. This condition can cause organ damage and even lead to shock, namely when the body starts to 'shut down' because blood flow and oxygen are very limited.

Low blood pressure makes the heart work harder to pump blood. In the long term, this can cause permanent damage to the heart and even heart failure.

In addition, abnormal blood flow can trigger the formation of blood clots, increasing the risk of venous thrombosis (DVT) and stroke.

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