What to know about blood pressure
In this section you'll find other interesting and useful information about blood pressure (and high blood pressure) that doesn't fit neatly into categories like tips, consequences, or similar. Among other things, it covers the following topics:
Blood pressure naturally fluctuates. These variations come from the time of day, from physical activity or your mental state. But it's not only these factors that affect blood pressure. Some things we can't changelike the weather also influence blood pressure readings. Exposure to fine particulate matter can also play a role, as can sleep quality.
Other conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, are not directly the cause of high blood pressure. However, when high blood pressure is combined with other conditions or risk factors, the outlook for the disease course often worsens dramatically.
Did you know that high blood pressure can also affect your love life? Sex can be compared here to physical exercise. If you want to counter unwanted side effects of high blood pressure with Viagra or similar drugs, it's important to talk to your doctor for advice.
High blood pressure in childhood is still relatively rare, but unfortunately it's becoming more common due to various factors. Different reference values must be used here than for adults with hypertension.
In hypertension treatment, new approaches sometimes emerge to address harmful high pressure values. For severe cases, there is now the option to implant a special pacemaker for high blood pressure.
Articles in this category:
- Global organizations focused on blood pressure
- What does RR mean?
- Metabolic syndrome
- Blood pressure and diabetes
- Blood lipids and blood pressure
- Blood Pressure and Thyroid
- High blood pressure and hormones
- Blood Pressure and Sleep
- Blood pressure and sleep apnea
- Blood Pressure and Weather
- Blood pressure and heat
- Blood pressure and cold
- The Effect of Sunlight on Blood Pressure
- Sauna - even with high blood pressure?
- Oral health and blood pressure
- Mouthwash can reduce the blood-pressure-lowering effect of exercise
- Nitric oxide (NO) as an important helper in the body
- High Blood Pressure and Sex
- How loneliness can affect our heart and blood pressure
- Painkillers and their effect on blood pressure
- Homeopathy for high blood pressure
- High blood pressure from particulate matter
- Pacemaker for High Blood Pressure
- The Polypill one pill for almost everything?
This article comes from BloodPressureDB – the leading app since 2011 that helps hundreds of thousands monitor their blood pressure every day.
Our content is based on carefully researched, evidence-based data and is continuously updated (as of 04/2024).
Author Sabine Croci is a qualified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology practices as well as in outpatient care, and has led BloodPressureDB's specialist editorial team since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides solid, practical and reliably reviewed information.
Author Sabine Croci is a qualified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology practices as well as in outpatient care, and has led BloodPressureDB's specialist editorial team since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides solid, practical and reliably reviewed information.
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