The Importance of Measuring Blood Pressure at Home
Posted October 30, 2011
By qhiqy

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Hypertension is also one of the initiators of heart disease, kidney and stroke. In Indonesia, the prevalence of hypertension was very high, reaching 31.7 percent of the total adult population.
For people with high blood pressure, most of them checked their blood pressure when checked in the clinic or doctor.Unfortunately, this is generally effective in monitoring trends in blood pressure, blood pressure showed a circadian pattern.Blood pressure tends to be as low as 2:00 to 4:00 in the morning.After four hours’ morning surge there in the readings of BP, reaching a peak at about 6 o’clock. It would then gradually decrease towards dusk when followed by a lower reading at night.
What is the solution? Of course, your blood pressure at home.According to Dr. Mohamed Daoud Azani Gleneagles Hospital, Malaysia, who is also president of the Malaysian Society of Hypertension (Malaysian Society of Hypertension), monitoring of BP in the doctor / clinic / hospital can produce “the ’white coat’ effect or a White Collar (WCE). The effect is a phenomenon caused by anxiety, a hyperactive response of vigilance, or conditioned response. Unique, WCE can cause high BP appears only in medical care. Meanwhile, blood pressure at home much better risk stratification and predicting events and provide a representation of the entire TD.
Were present, monitor Omron blood pressure at home. Products from Japan are convenient to use at any time. No need to go to the clinic, you can measure your blood pressure at home and every time. Omron is present in a unit all-in-one, which consists of ships that can be adjusted with the upper arm, a rubber hose that connects the shirts with an LCD screen that is easy to read.
Omron will not function without a stethoscope. The sensor of this unit detects the movement of blood from an artery in your arm.The device then translates the information into electronic data that appears on the LCD. This unit also shows the systolic and diastolic pressure in large quantities. Your pulse is also displayed with LEDs for each pulse for blood pressure. Other icons in the form of the liver showing when the unit detects an irregular heartbeat. If an error occurs while reading the motion, the device displays the icon for that too. A low battery symbol also indicates when the unit requires new batteries. Time and date are also displayed on the device.
Omron, a solution that is right for you who need to control your blood pressure at any time. Enjoy your life without worrying about blood pressure!
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