2023-09-16 06:27:46
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A more accurate reading is obtained when the blood pressure is checked after the patient is admitted, the study found. Dr. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The study was conducted by a research team led by Stephen Jurashek. He is also an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. The study also found that more accurate predictions of the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death could be made with blood pressure tests taken while the patient was lying down.
For the study, 11,369 people were followed continuously for 25-28 years. Their average age is now 54 years. The study found that those who only had elevated blood pressure while lying down had a 53 percent higher risk of heart disease, a 51 percent higher risk of heart failure, a 62 percent higher risk of stroke, and a 34 percent higher risk of death from other causes.
The report points out that the influence of gravity during sitting and standing can affect blood pressure accuracy. Often, doctors take the blood pressure test of patients who come to the OP by sitting them down. The researchers also point out that this may not provide such accurate results. The findings were presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Session 2023 in Boston.
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