Written By: Nirmalya Dutta | Published : May 18, 2014 10:33 AM IST
Omron has now developed a new blood pressure monitoring device called the Omron 7 Series Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor which employs the Heart Guide Technology and can notify the user about their blood pressure status. The BP level indicator will also send updates. The device comes with pre-formed cuffs which can be expanded or contracted depending on the girth of a person's wrist along with an indicator that lets you know it's wrapped properly. Advanced Averaging feature automatically displays the average of up to the last 3 readings taken within the last 10 minutes while the Hypertension Indicator icon alerts you if your reading exceeds internationally recognized guidelines for normal home blood pressure levels. The device can easily be used at home or the office.
What is hypertension?
Hypertension is the medical terminology for high blood pressure. Blood flows through the arteries due to force that is exerted every time the heart beats to pump blood to various organs of your body. The force with which blood flows exerts pressure on the walls of the arteries. The more the pressure, the harder your heart has to work to pump blood.
Blood pressure is measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg). 120/80 mmHg is considered as the normal reading for blood pressure, where 120 is the pressure when the heart beats to pump out blood (systolic pressure) and 80 is the pressure when the heart rests between beats (diastolic pressure). A person is said to have hypertension when the blood pressure readings are 140/90 mmHg or higher.
Hypertension is one of the most common chronic conditions that can lead to several other health problems in the presence of contributing factors like genetics, obesity or high cholesterol levels. These factors further increase the resistance of blood flow through the arteries and cause high BP. Elevated blood pressure is linked to a variety of diseases like coronary artery diseases, stroke, kidney diseases, vision loss and erectile dysfunction. Hypertension can be curtailed by changes like exercising more, eating right and reducing stress apart from taking anti-hypertensive drugs.
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