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tennies

Joined: 14-Aug-2007
Posts: 7
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 02:27 am
Post topic: what do the numbers in the blood pressure reading mean?		  
I've often wondered about the numbers in the blood pressure reading. I think I read about it once, but can't remember. Can someone tell me?
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bill234

Joined: 11-Aug-2007
Posts: 16
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 02:50 am
Post topic: what do the numbers in the blood pressure reading mean?		  
Somebody told me that one of the numbers represents the pressure in your system when your heart is contracting and the other represents the pressure when the heart is at rest between contractions. don't know if that's right, but it might give you a place to start looking - you could google for the information...
 
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Sissy

Joined: 18-Jul-2007
Posts: 256
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 07:41 pm
Post topic: what do the numbers in the blood pressure reading mean?		  
I found this site that explains it: http://www.new-fitness.com/Blood_Pressure/numbers.html Sissy
 
 
 

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