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High Blood Pressure affects millions of people in the UK increasing the risk of stroke and heart attack. It has no symptoms. The only way for you to know if you have low, normal, or high blood pressure is to have it measured using an accurate blood pressure monitor.
To understand more about what blood pressure is and why it is important to lower high blood pressure read the full information about high blood pressure page. This site also contains information about low blood pressure.
Blood pressure monitoring needs to give accurate readings if it is to be worthwhile. You may have been advised to measure your blood pressure at home in order to get a more accurate record or your readings or just want to keep a check on your own blood pressure. On this site you can access a comprehensive fact sheet about how to measure blood pressure and what the readings mean
A recent study showed that people who monitor their blood pressure at home have better control of their condition. It found that blood pressure was lower in people who had used home blood pressure monitors.
It is worth noting that electronic measuring devices have the following advantages:
- Electronic blood pressure measuring devices are becoming the norm now mercury is being phased out because of its hazardous nature.
- Most of these are now accurate enough for routine clinical use and are relatively inexpensive.
- They eliminate many of the errors in blood pressure measurement that human beings can generate.
A new web log which covers a wide range of topics about blood pressure is at Blood Pressure Information @ blogspot.co.uk
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