{"id":4050,"date":"2022-11-09T17:23:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T17:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totalpointcare.com\/?p=4050"},"modified":"2023-02-23T22:53:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T22:53:28","slug":"how-to-understand-blood-pressure-readings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.totalpointcare.com\/how-to-understand-blood-pressure-readings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Understand Blood Pressure Readings"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every time you go to the doctor, the nurse checks your blood pressure. Do you have any idea what those numbers mean? If you\u2019re like a lot of people, you don\u2019t. You just know that sometimes the doctor is happy about them, and sometimes not. Interestingly, high blood pressure is the most commonly diagnosed health condition in the United States, and somewhere around 68 million people in the country are living with it. Did you know that leaving high blood pressure untreated is dangerous? It can lead to heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney disease, vision loss, and other serious consequences. Let\u2019s talk about blood pressure readings so that you\u2019ll know if you\u2019re headed down a dangerous path.<\/p>\n
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