Blood Pressure Monitoring

What is Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) ? : Symptoms & Treatment

What is AFib? Atrial fibrillation (also known as AFib) is an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. AFib is the most frequently encountered arrhythmia in clinically practice.1 At rest, a fully-functioning heart contracts regularly. Atrial fibrillation disturbs the rhythm of these contractions, producing an irregular pulse …

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What is 24-hour blood pressure monitoring?

What is 24-hour blood pressure monitoring? Twenty-four hour or ambulatory monitoring automatically tracks your blood pressure at home, work and play over the course of a day. It can be used to confirm a diagnosis of high blood pressure given in a clinical setting, because there’s evidence that around a quarter of people present …

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