Accurate optimal BLOOD-PRESSURE monitoring readings should be done while persons are sitting supine (upright) & one reading when they are lying on their backs, new Harvard study finds
Accurate optimal BLOOD-PRESSURE monitoring readings should be done while persons are sitting supine (upright) & one reading when they are lying on their backs, new Harvard study finds
“If blood pressure is only measured while people are seated upright, cardiovascular disease risk may be missed if not measured also while they are lying supine on their backs,” says lead study author
In addition to lying down, vs sitting some people also have elevated blood pressure only at the doctors office, so it's a good idea to also take blood pressure readings at home to see if this is the case. Just testing at home can help to keep you from becoming overmedicated (some of these meds even cause ED) - especially if you don't actually have high blood pressure.
Sounds like Harvard is trying to get ahead of all the continued incoming heart issues from the injection....
Very interesting, but seems quite a few years late to do any good. But we who have our own blood pressure monitors can do both readings.
In addition to lying down, vs sitting some people also have elevated blood pressure only at the doctors office, so it's a good idea to also take blood pressure readings at home to see if this is the case. Just testing at home can help to keep you from becoming overmedicated (some of these meds even cause ED) - especially if you don't actually have high blood pressure.
https://mattcook.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/134382592?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%3Fsearch%3Dblood%2520pressure
Paul: Typo in your title above. Supine is lying on the back. (Not seated). https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Supine_and_prone_diagrams-en.svg/1200px-Supine_and_prone_diagrams-en.svg.png