Blood Pressure

September 27, 2025 Blog, Blood Pressure

Rethinking HDL Cholesterol

Cholesterol, a waxy, pale yellow fat, travels through the bloodstream in tiny, protein-covered particles called lipoproteins that mix easily with blood. You need cholesterol to...

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August 29, 2025 Blog, Blood Pressure

OMRON Healthcare Issues National Call-to-Action on Routine At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Response to New Guidelines

Guideline Emphasis on Earlier Treatment to Reduce Health, Dementia Risks Boosts Urgency to Keep Closer Watch on Blood Pressure  OMRON innovations support 2025 guidelines on...

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June 3, 2025 Blog, Blood Pressure, Hypertension

Mayo Clinic Q & A: Why a Fluttering Heart Could Lead to Stroke

Patty Miller May 29, 2025      DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I've read that it puts me at greater risk of stroke. Can...

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January 27, 2025 Blog, Blood Pressure

What You Don’t Know Could Kill You – Charity Urges Blood Pressure Checks to Avoid

Dr Angie Brown, consultant cardiologist and Medical Director with the Irish Heart Foundation, says high blood pressure is the biggest risk factor for stroke, as...

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July 12, 2024 Blog, Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure Cuffs: Friend or Foe?

N Walker 1, R Gupta, J Cheesbrough Affiliations expand PMID: 16616799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.10.019 Abstract A study to assess the level of bacterial contamination of blood pressure cuffs in use on hospital...

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July 12, 2024 Blog, Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure Cuff as a Potential Vector of Pathogenic Microorganisms: A Prospective Study in a Teaching Hospital

C. de Gialluly, MD; V. Morange, MD; E. de Gialluly, MD; J. Loulergue, MD;N. van der Mee, PhD; R. Quentin, MD, PhD Objective: To investigate...

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July 12, 2024 Blog, Blood Pressure

What Is Essential Remains Invisible to the Eyes? Blood Pressure Cuffs Colonized by Bacterial Diversity

José Miguel Garrido-Molina,  Verónica V. Márquez-Hernández,  Alba García-Viola,  Manuel Ángel Rodríguez-Maresca,  Javier García del Águila  Lorena Gutiérrez-Puertas  Abstract Using sphygmomanometers to measure blood pressure is...

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April 25, 2024 Blog, Blood Pressure

New online course from Harvard Health Publishing: Controlling Your Blood Pressure

Let this dynamic new online course show you how to halt hypertension, boost cardiovascular health, and enjoy better and enduring good health. Controlling Your Blood...

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March 25, 2024 Blog, Blood Pressure

A&D Medical Blood Pressure Monitors

Founded in 1977 Since 1979, with the introduction of our “digital blood pressure monitor for the home,” A&D Medical has continued to design reliable medical...

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October 20, 2023 Blog, Blood Pressure

Cuffless Blood Pressure Measuring Devices – European Society of Hypertension Guidelines

4.1.2 Cuffless blood pressure measuring devices All cuff BP measurement methods have limitations, mainly because they provide snapshot BP values in static conditions and ignore...

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