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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Normal Blood Pressure

Online program helps treat hypertension

October 03, 2008
According to new research, monitoring blood pressure at home and reporting those results to a pharmacist via the Internet helps keep patients' blood pressure readings lower than standard care does. In the new study, investigators found that more than half of people who used this Web-based system of blood pressure management were able to achieve normal blood pressure readings, compared to just 31 percent of people on standard blood pressure management. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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What if “normal” blood pressure is really high blood pressure?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

"Oh, no. I don't have high blood pressure," declared Ron after I informed him that his pressure of... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure and Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...to develop coronary artery disease as people with normal blood pressure."   According to the... Read more »

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...Patients I have treated with this problem often have normal blood pressure after the procedure... Read more »

Health Guide

Duplex/doppler ultrasound exam of extremity, vascular ultrasound
... Normal Values A normal result is normal blood flow through the veins and arteries. There is normal blood pressure and no sign of a narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel. What... Read more »
High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Patient Guide
...mmHg. Interestingly, the risk of hypertension increases with age and it has been estimated that despite normal blood pressure at the age of 55 there will still be a  90 percent lifetime risk for... 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 »
High Blood Pressure: Highlights
...have a heart attack, and nearly twice as likely to develop coronary artery disease than people with normal blood pressure (systolic below 120 and diastolic below 80).Prehypertension is usually... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Medications
...during treatment. People over 75 years old may have more trouble than younger adults in maintaining normal blood pressure after withdrawal. Read more »

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