Hypertension is defined as abnormally high blood pressure.

• A. Angina
• B. Hypertension
• C. Myocardial infarction
• D. Endocarditis

Answer: (B)

Hypertension means arterial blood pressure that is persistently higher than normal. Blood pressure is read as systolic over diastolic (mmHg), and when readings remain at or above about 140/90 mmHg on repeated checks, this condition is diagnosed. Some guidelines nowadays label 130/80 as a higher-risk threshold, but the essential idea is a chronic elevation rather than a single elevated reading. The other terms refer to different heart problems: angina is chest pain from reduced blood flow, myocardial infarction is a heart attack caused by a blocked blood supply, and endocarditis is an infection of the heart valves or lining. So the term that matches abnormally high blood pressure is hypertension.