Hartmann Tensoval Mobil, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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values are not usually expected to
be associated with health risks.
However, if you are always feeling
unwell, you should check with your
doctor.
2.2 The importance of self-
measurement of blood pressure
Constantly elevated blood pressure
multiplies the risk for other health
problems. Chief among these are
the physical consequences of a
heart attack or stroke including
disability requiring nursing care,
paralysis of one side of the body
and organic heart or brain damage.
In addition to other medical treat-
ment measures, daily blood pres-
sure monitoring will help to protect
you from these adverse health out-
comes.
To determine your blood pressure
you need to measure two values:
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Systolic (upper) blood pressure:
is produced when the heart con-
tracts and expels blood into the
blood vessels.
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Diastolic (lower) blood pressure:
this is the value measured when
the heart muscle is dilated and
again fills with blood.
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Blood pressure readings are
expressed in mmHg.
Established hypertension (high
blood pressure) is defined as
repeated measurement of a systolic
value greater than 140 mmHg
and/or a diastolic value greater
than 90 mmHg.
Please note that this classification
of blood pressure values is inde-
pendent of age. Optimal blood
pressure values have health bene-
fits for all people.
There is no generally recognised
definition of too-low blood pressure
(hypotension). Readings of less
than 100 mmHg systolic and less
than 70 mmHg diastolic are consid-
ered too low. Please not that,
unlike too-high blood pressure
values, too-low blood pressure