High blood pressure can affect the health of blood vessels throughout the body, causing heart disease, stroke and heart failure. Do you measure your blood pressure with your left or right hand? A study in the United States found that it is best to measure blood pressure with both hands, and then use data with higher blood pressure values to more accurately follow blood pressure levels.
12% underestimated risk
According to the study published in Hypertension, a comprehensive analysis of 23 studies on blood pressure, covering more than 53,000 adults with an average age of 60 years old health data. The results found that if hypertensive patients only recorded the blood pressure value of one hand, the cardiovascular disease risk of regarding 12% of the patients would be underestimated. high-risk group.
adopt higher numbers
Experts who participated in the study pointed out that if the blood pressure of only one arm is measured, it is impossible to accurately measure whether the patient has high blood pressure. Therefore, it is recommended that the public should measure the left and right arms at the same time when measuring blood pressure, and then the data with the higher blood pressure value shall prevail. in order to more accurately assess the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Record data for reference by doctors
In addition to measuring the left and right arms at the same time, experts also recommend that the blood pressure measurement should be carried out in a relaxed and stress-free environment, and it is suitable to measure the blood pressure at 6 to 9 am or at the same time in the evening, and record the data for the doctor to follow up and Assess the condition.
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