Blood Pressure Measurement
Health Encyclopedia: Hypertension
Hypertension means high blood pressure. This generally means:
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Systolic blood pressure is consistently over 140 (systolic is the "top" number of your blood pressure measurement, which represents the pressure generated when the heart beats) -
Diastolic blood pressure is consistently over 90 (diastolic is the "bottom" number of your blood pressure measurement, which represents the pressure in the vessels when the heart is at rest)
Either or b...
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Expert & Community Posts
What if my blood pressure is different in both arms?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health ExpertBlood pressure measurement should be the same in both arms since the heart pumps the blood... Read more »
Checking Blood Pressure at Home
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...we need to rely on our doctors. But checking our blood pressure isn’t one of those times. If... Read more »
Blood Pressure Facts and Myths: A Heart Health Consumer Guide
By HeartHawk , Health ExpertWe have heard it all before, "High blood pressure causes heart disease." The guidelines and... Read more »
What is High Blood Pressure?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health ExpertIf you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure you may be wondering exactly what it is and how... Read more »
Atrial Bigeminy
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...almost never felt unless we take our own pulse or blood pressure. For the health care worker or... Read more »
Health Guide
Drug-induced hypertension
... The health care provider will ask questions regarding the use of drugs which are known to affect blood pressure measurement. Blood pressure measurements, repeated over time, are used to... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
Mostphysical exams include a blood pressure measurement.Patients should not smoke or drink caffeinated beverages within 30 minutes beforetheir blood pressure measurement.The... Read more »Blood pressure
...they normally would at home. This is called white-coat hypertension. Consult your provider if your blood pressure measurements are consistently high or low or if you have symptoms at the same... Read more »Can Blood Pressure Be Too Low?
Let’s first take a look at what drives your blood pressure.Unlike a river, which flows continuously downstream, blood flow is pulsatile, with ebb and flow driven by pumping heart muscle. This cycle... Read more »Hypertension
...may be suspected when the blood pressure is high at any single measurement. It is confirmed through blood pressure measurements that are repeated over time. Blood pressure consistently elevated... Read more »Images
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BP Test: Home vs. Doc?s Office
December 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A high blood pressure reading at the doctor's office may not be as predictive of heart risks as a high blood pressure reading... Read summary »
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March 11, 2009Simple but unconventional tests, such as blood pressure measurement taken at the ankle, could spot people with otherwise unsuspected heart risks, new... Read summary »
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