الاثنين، 30 يوليو 2012

Blood pressure of elderly increase with temperature

A recent study demonstrated that despite the low blood pressure in the days of hot summer day, compared to the days when the temperature drops, but the older people who are being treated with drugs for low-pressure high blood pressure at night in hot weather.

The study and advised not to reduce blood pressure medications in the summer, even if the rate of blood pressure naturally in the doctor's office.

Previous research has shown that measurements of blood pressure fall in the warm months than cold months and the same percentages apply to the death in high-pressure blood vessels. But that the cause of the effect of temperature on blood pressure elderly patients is not known.

And studied by Dr. Amedeo Moudsta Dutroux and his colleagues from the University of Florence about 6400 records of patients who visited medical centers between 1999 and 2003.

The researchers conclude that older blood pressure rises in the morning in the cold days, compared to pressure at normal temperatures.

Deals with the elderly who suffer from a decrease in blood pressure, more pressure-lowering medications every day during cold weather months compared with high temperatures.

He called Mta study published journal high blood pressure patients to monitor blood pressure of elderly throughout the day to assess the impact of pressure-lowering drugs.

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