New research has produced robust evidence that a difference in blood pressure readings between arms is linked to a greater risk of heart attacks, strokes and death.
Scientists at the University of Exeter merged 24 global studies on blood pressure to create an enormous database of nearly 54,000 people for their research.
The data spans blood pressure readings from both arms for adults from across Europe, the US, Africa and Asia and shows that the greater the difference between arms the greater the risk to the patient. Image: High blood pressure is indicative of a high heart attack risk Currently, international blood pressure guidelines advise health professionals to measure blood pressure in both arms when assessing cardiovascular risk - yet this is widely ignored, warn the Exeter team.
One in five coronavirus sufferers will develop long covid (PA Wire) Around one in five people with coronavirus may go on to suffer long Covid, new data suggests. Long covid is the term used to describe effects suffered beyond the initial illness of Covid-19. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published figures examining long Covid, finding that a fifth of people have symptoms for five weeks or more while around one in 10 are affected for 12 weeks or more. Overall, around 186,000 people in private households in England in the week beginning November 22 were living with Covid-19 symptoms that had persisted for between five and 12 weeks, the ONS said.
One in five coronavirus sufferers will develop long covid (PA Wire) Around one in five people with coronavirus may go on to suffer long Covid, new data suggests. Long covid is the term used to describe effects suffered beyond the initial illness of Covid-19. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published figures examining long Covid, finding that a fifth of people have symptoms for five weeks or more while around one in 10 are affected for 12 weeks or more. Overall, around 186,000 people in private households in England in the week beginning November 22 were living with Covid-19 symptoms that had persisted for between five and 12 weeks, the ONS said.
One in five coronavirus sufferers will develop long covid (PA Wire) Around one in five people with coronavirus may go on to suffer long Covid, new data suggests. Long covid is the term used to describe effects suffered beyond the initial illness of Covid-19. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published figures examining long Covid, finding that a fifth of people have symptoms for five weeks or more while around one in 10 are affected for 12 weeks or more. Overall, around 186,000 people in private households in England in the week beginning November 22 were living with Covid-19 symptoms that had persisted for between five and 12 weeks, the ONS said.
One in five coronavirus sufferers will develop long covid (PA Wire) Around one in five people with coronavirus may go on to suffer long Covid, new data suggests. Long covid is the term used to describe effects suffered beyond the initial illness of Covid-19. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published figures examining long Covid, finding that a fifth of people have symptoms for five weeks or more while around one in 10 are affected for 12 weeks or more. Overall, around 186,000 people in private households in England in the week beginning November 22 were living with Covid-19 symptoms that had persisted for between five and 12 weeks, the ONS said.