High blood pressure reasons differ by gender in teens; young adults
Gender matters when it comes to what’s most likely to elevate blood pressure in young to middle-aged adults. The volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle during heartbeats, i.e., stroke volume, is the main determinant of blood pressure levels in women, while blood pressure in men is more likely to be determined by the amount of resistance in the body’s blood vessels. …read more
