Checking Blood Pressure at Home Saves Lives, Money
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients could find lifesaving benefits in using a home blood pressure cuff.
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TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients could find lifesaving benefits in using a home blood pressure cuff.
Non-Hispanic Blacks, women, and rural residents had more averted cardiovascular events and greater cost savings.
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Researchers found that adopting home blood pressure monitoring was estimated to reduce myocardial infarction and stroke cases by 4.9% and 3.8%, respectively.
Expanding home blood pressure monitoring among US adults with hypertension could substantially reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and save healthcare costs in the long term, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.