Tag: Systolic

NAP for high blood pressure? A little NAP around lunch time not only leads to an improvement in mood and new energy, according to a recent study, with a noticeable drop in blood pressure. Researchers at the compared to be held at the end of reduction in blood pressure with the effects of low-dose blood

NAP for high blood pressure? A little NAP around lunch time not only leads to an improvement in mood and new energy, according to a recent study, with a noticeable drop in blood pressure. Researchers at the compared to be held at the end of reduction in blood pressure with the effects of low-dose blood

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications , Ali N. Zaidi and W. Aaron Kay from Columbus Ohio Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA and the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Heart Center,

(HealthDay)—After systolic blood pressure (BP) reaches 120 to 125 mm Hg, it increases at a relatively rapid rate toward overt hypertension, according to a study published online March 21 in JAMA Cardiology. Teemu J. Niiranen, M.D., from Boston University, and colleagues used data from the Framingham Original Cohort (1,252 participants; 63.1 percent women) to identify