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Dr. William Davis, Health Pro

Heart Disease Specialist

What is Pulse Pressure?

What is pulse pressure and why are people talking about it? Pulse pressure refers to the difference between the systolic (top) and diastolic (bottom) blood pressure. If your blood pressure (BP) is 120/80, for instance, your pulse pressure is 120 - 80 = 40 mmHg. A pulse pressure of 40 mmHg is normal. Why does this matter?... Read more Chevron

posted 05/03/2010, comments (3)|

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Larry Weinrauch, Health Pro

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Cardiovascular Internist

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Questions and Answers on Hypertension Control

1. I can't get my blood pressure under control, why? 2. I am taking Cozaar for high blood pressure. Some days my readings aren't too bad but there are days with very bad readings. I am taking Hawthorn and yesterday my blood pressure was very high, so I decided to take a table (sic) of Potassium, and today I repeated. I wonder if... Read more Chevron

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