Blood pressure in the aged - American Heart Journaldoi:10.1016/S0002-8703(43)90046-8Henry I. RussekU. S. Marine Hospital Staten Island, N. Y., USAELSEVIERAmerican Heart Journal
blood pressure n.Abbr.BP The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries. It varies with the strength of the heartbeat, the elasticity of the arterial walls, the volume and viscosity of the blood, and a person's health, age, and physical...
The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline recommends a lowered threshold for hypertension diagnosis. Nonetheless, the association of blood pressure (BP) groups defined by the new guideline and all-cause mortality has not been fully estimated, especially in general Chin...
Dr. Paul K. Whelton, M.B., M.D., M.Sc., the principal author behind the guidelines featured in both the American Heart Association journal, Hypertension, and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, emphasized the risks associated with blood pressure readings that range between 130...
Pulse, rhythmic dilation of an artery generated by the opening and closing of the aortic valve in the heart. A pulse can be felt by applying firm fingertip pressure to the skin at sites where the arteries travel near the skin’s surface; it is more evide
To understand the prevalence of high blood pressure among the general adult population under the new diagnostic criteria. PubMed and Embase databases were systematically searched. Two investigators independently performed data extraction and quality asse
More than half of all American adults havehigh blood pressure, according to theAmerican Heart Association (AHA),and many don’t even realize it. There are often no symptoms, and when left untreated, the damage can be a significant contributing factor toheart attacks,strokes, and other health ...
Self-measured blood pressure monitoring at home: a joint policy statement from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association. Circulation. 2020;142(4):e42-e63. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000803 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 51. Springer MV, Malani P, Solway E,...
Lowering blood pressure (BP) in patients with hypertension is probably one of the most important population-based preventive measures for heart failure. In caring for patients with hypertension, the sphygmomanometer remains the key tool for titrating antihypertensive therapy to achieve and ensure adequate...
The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association guidelines, and Joint National Committee suggest that when checking blood pressure for the first time, you should measure it in both arms. If there's a difference between the readings, use the arm with the higher blood pressure. ...