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Re:The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking by nradov on Thursday October 10, 2024 @01:14PM (#41801007)
Anecdotally I find my blood pressure (measured with a regular upper-arm cuff while sitting) to often be lowest soon after completing a workout, like a hard 5K run outside. I'm not sure why, maybe the vasodilation effect from increased nitric oxide production?
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Re:The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking by OJFord on Friday October 11, 2024 @12:25AM (#41806108)
IANAM, but if cardiac output is constant (say) and HR ↑ then you would expect BP ↓. I think that indicates good health too, that you don't need increased output, HR is just increasing to move oxygen around faster.
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Re:The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking by FollowingTheDao on Friday October 11, 2024 @07:37AM (#41808547)
Yes, it indicates good health. Flexible arteries are healthy arteries. If you have high BP at night when sleeping that is very unhealthy. I urge anyone who has high blood pressure readings to get a 24 hour BP monitor to rule out labile hypertension.
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