What do your numbers mean?
What Do Your Numbers Mean?
Decoding the Data
When your blood pressure monitor gives you a reading, such as 130/80, it provides a snapshot of the workload on your arteries during two different phases of your heart’s cycle.
The Anatomy of the Reading
The Top Number (Systolic): This measures the pressure inside your arteries when your heart contracts to push b…
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