Jones: The AHA recommends that all patients with high blood pressure use a home monitor to measure their blood pressure at least two or three times per week. In my practice, I recommend that my ...
If you have been to see a healthcare provider recently, you are familiar with the ritual of blood pressure measurement. Before you can talk with the professional you came to consult, the office will ...
The AHA guidance recommends that adults diagnosed with hypertension measure their blood pressure two or three times per week.
Embedded in cell phones, rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic. By Matías A. Loewy ...
If you’re being treated with medication for hypertension or being followed for borderline high blood pressure, it’s important to keep track of your blood pressure. Hypertension, more commonly referred ...
Q. You have written about blood pressure measurement, so I thought I’d share my experience. I recently went to my doctor and, as usual, my blood pressure was taken incorrectly.
Now we look at yet another error source, stress, and one’s state of mind. While I was taking my blood pressure readings one particular day, I repeated the ...
This article has been updated with additional information about how the study will be structured. As more devices offer wrist-based ECG measurements, many device-makers are setting their sights on ...
Learn how to ensure accurate blood pressure measurements and protect yourself from the silent killer of hypertension.
If just by looking at our watch or cell phone we can know, in real time, our heart rate, the number of steps we take, the calories we burn and the hours of sleep we got the night before, why can’t we ...