This enables the measuring accuracy of the blood pressure watch to be increased by more than 70 per cent. Clinical trials of the device are currently under way. The first measurements have already been taken in parallel with a catheter procedure - with very promising results.
After menopause, a woman's risk of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases increases greatly; the risk increases significantly faster for women after hysterectomy, perhaps because the uterus produces chemicals that help regulate blood pressure.
even though the cause of most hypertension is not known some people have risk factors that give them a greater chance of getting hypertension many of these risk factors can be changed to lower the chance of developing hypertension or as part of a treatment program to lower blood pressure