About Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Standard - HoMedics BPA-060 Manual

ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE

What is Blood Pressure?
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the artery
walls while blood flows through the arteries. The pressure
measured when the heart contracts and sends blood
out of the heart is systolic (highest) blood pressure. The
pressure measured when the heart dilates with blood
flowing back into the heart is called diastolic (lowest)
blood pressure.
Why Measure Your Blood Pressure?
Among today's various health problems, those associated
with high blood pressure are very common. High blood
pressure dangerously correlates with cardiovascular
diseases. Therefore, blood pressure monitoring is
important for identifying those at risk.

BLOOD PRESSURE STANDARD

The table on page 6 contains defined levels for
hypertension that are publicly available from the National
Heart Lung and Blood Institute at the U.S. National
Institutes of Health (NIH)
Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html)
blood pressure readings against these defined levels to
determine if they may be potentially at increased risk.
This table is applicable to most adults aged 18 and older.
(http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/
. Users can compare their own
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