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The new normal: Doctors change how they evaluate blood pressure numbers

The new normal: Doctors change how they evaluate blood pressure numbers

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The new normal: Doctors change how they evaluate blood pressure numbers

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The new normal: Doctors change how they evaluate blood pressure numbers

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Worcester, Mass: GateHouse Media, Inc

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Telegram & gazette, 2016-01-27

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English

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Worcester, Mass: GateHouse Media, Inc

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The systolic (top number) measures "the pressure in the arteries when the heart muscle contracts," according to the American Heart Association, while the diastolic (bottom number) measures "the pressure in the arteries when the heart muscle is resting between beats and refilling with blood." "Clinical data has always told us that small blood pressu...

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The new normal: Doctors change how they evaluate blood pressure numbers

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TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_1760239603

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_1760239603

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1050-4184

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