Introduction; General Information On Blood Pressure; Who And Ish Classification Of High Blood Pressure Limits; The Importance Of Self-Measurement Of Blood Pressure - Hartmann Tensoval Instructions For Use Manual

1. Introduction

Dear Customer,
We are pleased that you have
decided to purchase a blood pres-
sure monitor from HARTMANN.
Tensoval duo control is a quality
product for fully automatic self-
measurement of blood pressure on
the upper arm. Requiring no pre-
liminary settings, this device conve-
niently inflates automatically for
easy, quick and reliable measure-
ment of the systolic and diastolic
blood pressures as well as the pulse
rate. The HARTMANN Duo sensor
technology used in this blood pres-
sure monitor is based on an innov-
ative combination of oscillometric
measuring technology and
Assessment Systolic pressure
Optimal up to 120 mmHg
Normal up to 130 mmHg
Normal limit values 130 – 139 mmHg
Grade 1 hypertension 140 – 159 mmHg
Grade 2 hypertension 160 – 179 mmHg
Grade 3 hypertension over 180 mmHg
Korotkoff's traditional principle of
blood pressure measurement. This
device is designed to optimally
support you in taking blood pres-
sure measurements. We wish you
all the best for your health.
2. General information on blood
pressure
2.1 WHO and ISH classification
of high blood pressure limits
The World Health Organisation
(WHO) and the International
Society of Hypertension (ISH) have
developed the following classifica-
tion for blood pressure values:
Diastolic pressure
up to 80 mmHg
up to 85 mmHg
85 – 89 mmHg
90 – 99 mmHg
100 – 109 mmHg
over 110 mmHg
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To determine your blood pressure
you need to measure two values:
Systolic (upper) blood pressure:
is produced when the heart
contracts and expels blood into
the blood vessels.
Diastolic (lower) blood pressure:
this is the value measured when
the heart muscle is dilated and
again fills with blood.
Blood pressure readings are
expressed in mmHg.
Established hypertension (high
blood pressure) is defined as
repeated measurement of a systolic
value greater than 140 mmHg
and/or a diastolic value greater
than 90 mm Hg. Please note that
this classification of blood pressure
values is independent of age.
Optimal blood pressure values have
health benefits for all people.
There is no generally recognised
definition of too-low blood pressure
(hypotension). Readings of less
than 100 mmHg systolic and less
than 70 mmHg diastolic are consid-
ered too low. Please note that,
unlike too-high blood pressure
values, too-low blood pressure
values are not usually expected to
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be associated with health risks.
However, if you are always feeling
unwell, you should check with your
doctor.
2.2 The importance of self-
measurement of blood pressure
Constantly elevated blood pressure
multiplies the risk for other health
problems. Chief among these are
the physical consequences of a
heart attack or stroke including
disability requiring nursing care,
paralysis of one side of the body
and organic heart or brain damage.
In addition to other medical treat-
ment measures, daily blood pres-
sure monitoring will help to protect
you from these adverse health out-
comes.
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