Blood pressure has a daily (diurnal) pattern like many body functions, . During the night, blood pressure decreases as we sleep, and continues to remain at lower values when the individual in question wakes up. However, as soon as he/she moves his/her body for the first time after waking up, a spike in blood pressure may be seen, which continues to gradually raise over the course of the day, ultimately peaking out at some point in time around high noon. Then, as the afternoon passes by and evening nears, the blood pressure of the body starts to fall once again.

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Many studies in the past decade have demonstrated diurnal variation in the onset of acute cardiovascular disorders in hypertensive patients, such as acute coronary syndrome like heart attack, angina etc and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke occurring in the morning (6:00AM to noon) after a nadir in these events during the night.

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Normally blood pressure difference in arms is not a big problem, provided pressure difference is of small value.

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How Often you Need to Check Your Blood Pressure

This is very common question that my patients always ask me. Normally teen agers dont go for their blood pressure check routinely, often they ignore their sickness and dont go to doctor for blood pressure checkup. If you are not a patient of high blood pressure, you should have your blood pressure check at very early age of 10-13 atleast.  If found normal, then check BP at 18 years of age. Then at 25 and if you are still normal, in thirties have your BP checked once after two years. In 40’s go for your BP check every year.

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Menopause is described as a stage or condition that marks the transition of a woman from being able to bear children to being unable to do so. Hot flashes, mood swings, depression, memory lapses, heart palpitations, feelings of suffocation, and loss of sex drive are all common conditions that occur during menopause. Among the more overlooked health consequences of menopause is an increased risk of high blood pressure.

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Blood Pressure Medications Can Cause an Increase in Triglyceride Levels. Several studies show that some blood pressure medicines can affect cholesterol levels, including triglycerides.

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Coronary Angiography Video

Are you going for Coronary Angiography. A coronary angiogram is a procedure that uses X-ray imaging to see the inside of blood vessels of your heart. Coronary angiograms are part of a general group of procedures known as cardiac catheterization.

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EECP- Now You Can  Avoid Heart Surgery
EECP is an enhanced external counterpulsation. It is cost effective, non invasive, non surgical, non pharmaceutical, out patient therapy for Angina, Heart attack and heart failure patients. It is FDA (USA) and NHS (UK) approved.

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Age
Through early middle age, high blood pressure is more common in men. Women are more likely to develop high blood pressure after menopause. This is due to range of things that change as we age. One of the most important is that our arteries become less flexible with age. This means that they cannot expand so easily, so it is like forcing the same volume of fluid through a narrower pipe. This results in an increase in pressure.

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If you have high or low blood pressure, it becomes necessary to have a blood pressure monitor. Blood pressure check-ups are very imperative. You can get your blood pressure checked either at homea or at doctor’s clinic. There are a lot of BP appratus available to measure blood pressure. If you want to measure your blood pressure at home, you need to have a device that is accurate and easy to operate and handle.

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