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Article: Out-of-office blood pressure readings help predict cardiovascular disease risk
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- Call & Post
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- March 24, 2005
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Blood pressure readings taken at home with approved devices can be a useful addition to blood pressure management, and may even predict cardiovascular vascular disease risk better than readings from the doctor's office alone, according to a scientific statement issued recently by the American Heart Association.
The Recommendations for Blood Pressure Measurement in Humans, published in "Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association," is an update of 1993 guidelines on blood pressure measurement. While the new emphasis on out-of-office readings is the most significant change, the recommendations also emphasize using the proper cuff size when measuring blood pressure.
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