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Effects of Blood Pressure Measurements on Mortality
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Blood pressure measures the force of blood against artery walls. Usually, people use 2 numbers to describe blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure is the higher and the first number. It measures the force of blood against the artery walls as the heart contracts to pump …
