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E What you should know about blood pressure
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software carefully and familiarised yourself with the functions.
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3. Why you should measure blood pressure regularly
Even the time of day has an influence on your blood pressure. During the day the
values are generally higher than during the periods of rest at night. One-off and
irregular measurements therefore say little about your actual blood pressure. A re-
liable assessment is possible only when measurements are taken regularly. Discuss
the measurement values with your doctor.
1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure values
The cardiovascular system has the important function of supplying all organs and
tissues in the body with sufficient amounts of blood and of transporting metab-
olites. To do so, the heart contracts and expands at a regular rate of about 60 to
80 times per minute. The pressure of the flowing blood on the artery walls caused
by the heart contracting is termed systolic. The pressure in the ensuing relaxation
phase, when the heart refills with blood, is termed diastolic. During daily measure-
ment you determine both values.
2. Why you measure different values
Our blood pressure responds to internal and external influences like a sensitive
measuring instrument. It can be affected by even slight changes. This explains why
values measured by a doctor or pharmacist are higher than those measured at
home in the environment you are used to. Changes in the weather, climate chang-
es, or physical or psychological stress can have effects as well.