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.
There is high blood pressure also known as hypertension and then low blood pressure. What causes high blood pressure is not known in the case of essential hypertension. Secondary hypertension is caused by underlying primary medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease.