11:41 a.m. - 2009-04-02
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Understanding and Managing Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the measure of how hard your blood is pushing against the inside of your arteries. Diastolic pressure is the pressure of the blood between heartbeats when the heart is at rest. It is simply designed to help in the understanding of the heart and heart disease, and not as a diagnostic or therapeutic aid. You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues. Researchers analyzed data from 3,300 subject from the Dallas Heart Study, about half of whom were African American. The results showed the amount of potassium in urine samples was strongly related to blood pressure.Excess weight adds to strain on the heart. In some cases, weight loss may be the only treatment needed. High blood pressure puts a strain on blood vessels throughout your body and increases the workload on the heart. The result is that one or both of those numbers is higher than it should be. A technician puts small metal disks—electrodes—on your skin to read the pattern of electrical impulses from your heart. The test only takes a few minutes.
However, over time, uncontrolled high blood pressure causes significant damage to important organs including the heart, kidneys, brain, and eyes. In a number of cases, this damage can lead to death.
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