Knowing your blood pressure numbers can be very helpful, whether you have high blood pressure or not. If you have high blood pressure, your doctor may recommend that you check your blood pressure levels regularly at home. In this video, cardiologists share tips for checking your blood pressure at home.
Rachel Bond, MD, FACC, is a Cardiologist at Dignity Health and served as Associate Director of the Women's Heart Health Program at Northwell Health, Lenox Hill Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
Dr. Bhusri is an attending cardiologist at the Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute and an assistant professor of cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
Dr. Bloom is a Cardiologist, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
References
American Heart Association. (2023). Monitoring your blood pressure at home.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Measure your blood pressure.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Get your blood pressure checked.
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