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Article: A primer on high blood pressure. (includes related article on prevention)
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- September 1, 1986
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1986 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A Primer on High Blood Pressure
Back in 1969 a group of volunteers permitted themselves to be fitted with a device that recorded their blood pressure at five-minute intervals as they went about their normal routines. Depending on what they were doing, it was found that their blood pressure showed wide swings during a 24-hour period. Activities such as sitting down, sleeping and doing mental work caused a drop in blood pressure. Driving a car caused a slight rise, exercise a greater rise, sexual intercourse a still greater rise. The researchers noted that during the course of the experiment, every person, even those with normal blood pressure, had what could be ...