MOCACARE Corporation 22102158LD Manuel D’Utilisation
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Blood pressure is the measurement of the force of blood pushing
against the walls of the arteries. Arterial blood pressure is
constantly fluctuating during the course of the cardiac cycle. The
highest pressure in the cycle is called the systolic blood pressure,
and represents the pressure in the artery when the heart is beating.
The lowest pressure is the diastolic blood pressure, and represents
the pressure in the artery when the heart is at rest. Both the
systolic and the diastolic pressure are necessary for a physician to
evaluate the status of a patient's blood pressure.
Many factors such as physical activity, anxiety or the time of day,
can influence your blood pressure. Blood pressure is typically low
in the mornings and increases from the afternoon to the evening.
It is on average lower in the summer and higher in the winter.
Having one's blood pressure measured by a doctor in a hospital
or a clinic, is often associated with a phenomenon called “White
Coat Hypertension” where the patient becomes nervous or
anxious, thus raising his blood pressure. There are also numerous
other factors that might cause your blood pressure to be raised
Why is it useful to measure blood pressure at home?
What is blood pressure?
About Blood Pressure