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High blood pressure has been defined as blood pressure over a certain threshold when blood pressure is taken a certain way. That certain way is at rest when it'
by lispisok 2y ago
High blood pressure has been defined as blood pressure over a certain threshold when blood pressure is taken a certain way. That certain way is at rest when it's lower than moving around. All the data and research has correlated health outcomes that way. We already know blood pressure is higher when you are up and about than after you've been sitting down for 5 minutes. If you're trying to get out of your hypertension diagnosis using continuous monitoring you are in for disappointment because hypertension has been defined by your blood pressure when it's at its lowest.
- oidar 2y agoIf you look at the BP measurement protocol for HT dx, most people will never have a visit that matches that protocol because it costs a lot of time and time is something medical practices don't like to give for something as simple as HT dx. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15026 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.... 24 hour ambulatory BP measurements are the gold standard for accurate HT dxs.
- hombre_fatal 2y agoWell, baked into your own claim, they don't have hypertension if their pressure is only elevated when it's taken (e.g. the doctor's office) rather than what it might drop to otherwise. I have a blood pressure monitor that takes the lowest of three measurements. It's really annoying to use, takes forever, feels uncomfortable, and my blood pressure often drops another 10 points if I do it all over again because I've been laying in the bed another 5min. Passive measurements address all of this. You also get to see what activities have what impact on your blood pressure. How does your daily blood pressure graph look like on and off ADHD meds, for example? I can't wait until this info is part of the wrist wearable kit.