US EditionHow Physics Revealed a Life-Saving Blood Pressure Fix
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How Physics Revealed a Life-Saving Blood Pressure Fix
Cambridge researchers found that low downstream pressure in the arm can cause blood pressure cuffs to underestimate systolic readings, missing many hypertension cases. Scientists have uncovered the reason why standard cuff-based blood pressure tests often produce inaccurate results and identified ways to make them more precise. Improving these measurements could have a major impact on [...]
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the main risk factor for premature death associated with heart disease, strokes, and heart attacks. However, inaccuracies in the most common way of measuring blood pressure imply that up to 30% of cases of high blood pressure may go unnoticed.
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