He'd long been on medication for high blood pressure. "I always knew I was too heavy, but it just didn't bother me," he said. "Then my physician told me I was a ticking time bomb for stroke and heart attack because of my blood pressure, heart r...
weights, and bicycle trainer in my basement. I was at my highest weight, didn’t feel healthy, and knew I was on the wrong genetic pathway — with my dad having had two heart attacks and my mom having high blood pressure.
monitoring a patient’s blood pressure is a responsibility of every doctor who interacts with that patient. As home blood pressure monitors become easier to use and become capable
ASCVD indicates atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; BP, blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; and Ln, natural logarithm. The Work Group also considered the inclusion of additional and novel risk markers in the risk equations. On the basis of the availability of data across...
Something not yet articulated holds up pressure. Against glass it occurs clear, touchable only by leaning forward against a larger eye, the telescope. Seldom one feels so very close and separated like on the last day of December. Suppertime ...