Blood Pressure & Heart

Monitoring of Blood Pressure and Heart

Understanding Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure Monitors - Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors - Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitors

Resperate Blood Pressure Lowering Device - Buy Resperate now!    

Background to Human Heart

InstantCheck Real Time ECG Monitor  - Buy InstantCheck ECG now!

Blood transports the nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body through a network of blood vessels (i.e. veins, arteries and capillaries).

Blood pressure depends on factors, such as the amount of circulating blood, pumping strength of the heart, diameter of the vessels and any resistance to the blood flow within the vessels (i.e. obstructions and narrowing). Balanced and normal blood pressure helps to facilitate correct flow of the blood within the body. Excessively low blood pressure may prevent the blood reaching the extremities, thus starving them of oxygen and nutrients. Raised or high blood pressure can precipitate damage to the blood vessels walls and to the heart muscle. If high blood pressure is not discovered and treated appropriately, it can contribute and lead to dangerous life threatening events. Amongst these are heart disease and strokes. 

Changes in blood pressure are indicators of the overall state of health. Changed blood pressure may signal a presence of an underlying health conditions that need treatment. Inappropriate blood pressure can manifest an unhealthy lifestyle that requires modification. In general, blood pressure should alert you to forthcoming potential health problems that may be avoided or prevented, if prompt medical advice is sought and appropriate action taken.

High blood pressure - hypertension – can damage your health! Hypertension can kill!

Hypertension is especially dangerous, when the sufferers are unaware of the changes in blood pressure and without treatments to control the high blood pressure. Controlling blood pressure often involves management of underlying conditions that cause the blood pressure to rise.

Hypertension is often a silent problem that can go undetected for many years. If undetected and untreated, hypertension causes great damage to health. The longer the high pressure is untreated, the greater the damage it can cause.
 
Medical professionals, patients groups and charities alike, all contribute significantly to the understanding and awareness of high blood pressure, its symptoms, assessment methods and diagnosis, available treatments and long term management.

Low blood pressure - hypotension - is seldom serious.

Most low blood pressure problems arise, when blood pressure drops very suddenly, depriving the brain of adequate blood supply. This causes dizziness, light-headedness and unsteadiness. In some people, postural hypotension can occur, when suddenly rising up from a sitting or lying down position. Postural hypotension is simply pooling of the blood in lower limbs. Postural hypotension can cause falls and lead to fall related injuries, which can be gravely serious - especially in the frail elderly people.    
 
People should be aware of their own blood pressure and alert to the dangers posed by untreated high blood pressure. Medical guidance is essential to the long term welfare of people with blood pressure problems. This is especially important, when high blood pressure is the problem.
There are many factors that play a part in the increased risk of high blood pressure. These include age, family history and gender. Many underlying conditions or diseases, such as pregnancy, hormonal disturbances, diabetes or kidney disorders can cause hypertension or exacerbate it. Lifestyle habits, such as diet, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and poor level of fitness (i.e. regular exercising) also play important roles in the management of blood pressure.
 
Advances in medical sciences make it possible to effectively correct and control blood pressure. There are many different drug treatments available. Basic lifestyle changes, namely stopping smoking, eating healthier diet and exercising can also make a significant difference.

The key blood pressure management messages are:

• When in doubt, consult your doctor or a nurse
• Follow medical advice and recommendations
• Improve your understanding of blood pressure
• Know the contributory risk factors
• Maintain healthy lifestyle - stop smoking, don't drink alcohol excessively, eat healthy diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, reduce your intake of fat and salt, lose weight and exercise regularly
• Check and monitor your blood pressure frequently
• Keep track of your blood pressure! If your blood pressure is higher than your doctor advises, seek further help
• Remember to always consult your healthcare professional - a doctor or a nurse -  if you are worried about your blood pressure, experience any unusual symptoms or are worried about any aspects of your health

New age technology based on the revolutionary principles of Fuzzy Logic * makes it possible for people to check and monitor their blood pressure frequently, conveniently, anytime and anywhere. Fully automatic arm and wrist type monitors are affordable, simple to use and give accurate and clear measurements of the following parameters:

1. systolic blood pressure (blood pressure on the heart muscle contraction - the higher reading)
2. diastolic blood pressure (blood pressure at the time of the heart muscle relaxation - the lower reading) 
   pulse rate  
     
   * Fuzzy Logic is also used in computer programming; expert systems such as used by doctors for diagnostic purposes; digital cameras; spelling checkers and other applications of artificial intelligence.

* VAT exemption does not apply to blood pressure monitors.  

Bloor Pressure Monitors

Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors

• Beurer Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor BC 08 – automatic wrist blood pressure monitor with 2 channels and 50 memories.   £19.98 incl. VAT  
• Beurer Health Care Set – comprising Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor BC 08 and Digital Thermometer FT 09.   £24.99 incl. VAT  
• Beurer Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor BC 16 – a family option blood pressure monitor for 2 people and with 50 memories for each measurement channel.   £29.99 incl. VAT  
• Beurer Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor BC 18 – blood pressure monitor with the WHO Doctor’s Function that enables easy recognition of critical blood pressure values.   £34.99 incl. VAT  
• Beurer Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor BC 20 – single channel with 60 memories wrist blood pressure monitor that carries a High Blood Pressure League Seal of Approval.    £29.99 incl. VAT    

Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitors

• Beurer Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor BM 16 – upper arm blood pressure monitor with 2 channels and 50 memories on each.   £34.98 incl. VAT  
• Vitalmed by Beurer Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor VBM 20 – upper arm blood pressure monitor utilizing ‘fuzzy logic’ technology and featuring 2 channels with 30 memories each.    £34.98 incl. VAT  
• Prestige Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor – upper arm blood pressure monitor with ‘fuzzy logic’ and automatic cuff inflation featuring single channel with last measurement recall.   £44.96 incl. VAT     

You can also use Resperate, the first ever medical device that helps you to lower your blood pressure without drugs.

With Resperate, you can breathe AWAY your high blood pressure!

Perform 15 minutes of paced breathing with Resperate a few times per week and you will see a significant and lasting reduction in your blood pressure within just 4 - 6 weeks! 

Resperate from InterCure is the most innovative non-drug treatment for high blood pressure. Resperate utilises new technological concept called 'Interactive Respiratory Pacing'. Interactive Respiratory Pacing addresses pulmonary and cardiovascular problems, such as hypertension by individually tailored breathing exercises that are dynamically adapted to unique therapeutic needs of each treated person.
 
Resperate is clinically proven to reduce high blood pressure.

Resperate is recognized by medical professionals and is included in the therapeutic guidelines for high blood pressure. There are 10 clinical studies conducted in general hypertensive patients using Resperate. The studies have shown the ability of Resperate to reduce systolic blood pressure effectively and without any adverse effects or problems with compliance. Resperate is effective and safe to use as a stand alone therapy or in conjunction with prescribed medications. Resperate is also invaluable in combination with healthy lifestyle, diet and exercise. 

Resperate is available in most of European countries, the USA, Australia and other parts of the world with estimated global usage of over 30 thousand people. In the USA, Resperate is the only non-drug medical device that is approved and indicated by the FDA for the adjunctive treatment of hypertension.

Refer to Resperate page for detailed information about Resperate blood pressure lowering device and clinical evidence behind Resperate. Alternatively, purchase Resperate online now    

Background on human heart and cardiovascular diseases

Our hearts are the most important organs in our bodies. Our hearts pump blood around our bodies through automatic rhythmic continuous contractions, delivering oxygen, nutrients and hormones to all parts of our bodies and returning oxygen depleted blood to the lungs for re-oxygenation throughout our entire lives. 
          
Human heart is a small muscular organ with 4 chambers. The 2 smaller upper chambers are referred to as 'atria' and the larger lower chambers are called 'ventricles'. On average, a human heart weighs only about 300 grams. The heart is a very responsive and a very hard working organ. It produces about 2.5 billion beats during the course of an average lifetime and pumps approximately 300 million litres of blood around human body. Human heart can respond very fast to the changing requirements of the body. It can increase its output from as little as 5 litres of blood per minute to as much as 35 litres per minute, thus delivering more oxygen and nutrients to the tissues at the time of greater needs (i.e. during increased physical efforts).

Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for one in every three deaths. 17 million people die of cardiovascular diseases worldwide each year. By 2020, the WHO (World health organization) estimates that the death toll from cardiovascular diseases will rise to 25 million worldwide.

Obesity, physical inactivity, bad diet, high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and other factors all contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases. You should monitor your heart health on regular basis to prevent cardiovascular disease and to live a health and long life.
 
It is important to be kind to your heart and look after it as best as possible. Leading healthy lifestyles with healthy diets, plenty of exercise and no smoking are crucial to our overall health, cardiac health, fitness and longevity. It is also important to be aware of any potential problems that our hearts could be developing and consult medical professionals immediately. Cardiac problems require early attention as delays in diagnosis and appropriate actions taken could lead to a cardiac damage.  
  
One of the most common methods of detecting heart problems is a painless procedure called electrocardiography or the ECG. The procedure is carried out on a machine - an electrocardiograph - that records and graphically presents the electrical impulses generated in the heart muscle each time the heart beats. The ECG aids doctors in diagnosing of heart arrhythmias and abnormalities (i.e. enlarged or stressed hearts) as well as detect the remaining signs of previously suffered heart attacks. 

InstantCheck is a compact portable ECG monitor for home use.

InstantCheck ECG records and displays ECG waveform in real time easily and clearly. You can monitor your health at anytime and anywhere. Simply place your thumbs on the uniquely designed dry conductive electrodes and in 30 seconds, InstantCheck shows and records important ECG data of your heart’s electrical activities.

InstantCheck ECG stores up to 100 measurements, which can be viewed directly on the large LCD panel or you can download data to your PC for further analysis and viewing. InstantCheck software helps you manage important ECG data and waveforms. You can print out your heart records for your physician to help detect cardiovascular disease.   

You can learn more about InstantCheck ECG on the InstantCheck ECG page. Alternatively, you can go directly to our Online Shop to purchase.    

For a selection of high quality branded body thermometers (i.e. clinical thermometers, infrared ear thermometers, forehead thermometers). visit Body Thermometers page in the Health and Comfort section.  

Beurer Heart Rate Monitor Glove to monitor your heart during running and jogging is in the Beauty and Fitness section.

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