Hypertension has been a major health hazard to human health, one of the main chronic diseases, with the young people in recent years to reduce the amount of exercise and bad habits lead to increased intake of high-calorie foods, hypertension in the elderly more common diseases appear high Morbidity and the trend of younger. Therefore, regular self-test blood pressure is very important. However, how to self-test blood pressure?

Blood pressure is the lateral pressure that the blood pumped from the heart produces on the blood vessel wall as it flows through the blood vessels. Systolic blood pressure is the maximum pressure generated when the heart contracts. The lowest value of the end-diastolic blood pressure in the ventricle is called the diastolic pressure, also known as low pressure. Clinical measurements of adult systolic blood pressure less than 140mmHg is generally considered normal. Home measured blood pressure is usually lower than the doctor's record level, therefore, self-test blood pressure systolic blood pressure less than 135mmHg, diastolic blood pressure less than 85mmHg is generally normal. They can use an upper arm electronic sphygmomanometer at home to monitor blood pressure. Do not exercise; sitting correctly, sitting back straight and leaning against a hard chair, do not cross the feet or arms, and do not cross-legged, Feet to flat on the floor, the arm support the surface of the hard object, and the upper arm and heart at the same level; measurement of blood pressure, the general measurement of two or three times, record the results of each measurement, two measurement intervals of at least one minute; It is important to measure blood pressure at the same time every day due to fluctuations in blood pressure, and to record all blood pressure measurements in a single volume that can be presented to a physician. If the regular measurement of blood pressure is often not within the normal range, to seek timely treatment for medical advice.