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Evaluating the results
General information about blood pressure
• Blood pressure is the force with which the bloodstream press-
es against the arterial walls. Arterial blood pressure constantly
changes in the course of a cardiac cycle.
• Blood pressure is always stated in the form of two values:
– The highest pressure in the cycle is called systolic blood
pressure. This arises when the heart muscle contracts and
blood is pumped into the blood vessels.
– The lowest is diastolic blood pressure, which is when the
heart muscle has completely stretched back out and the
heart fills with blood.
• Fluctuations in blood pressure are normal. Even during repeat
measurements, considerable differences between the meas-
ured values may occur. One-off or irregular measurements
therefore do not provide reliable information about the actual
blood pressure. Reliable assessment is only possible when
you perform the measurement regularly under comparable
conditions.
Cardiac arrhythmia
This device can identify potential disruptions of the heart
rhythm when measuring and, if necessary, indicates this after
the measurement with the symbol
for arrhythmia. Arrhythmia is an illness in which the heart rhythm
is abnormal because of flaws in the bioelectrical system that
regulates the heartbeat. The symptoms (skipped or premature
heart beats, pulse being slow or too fast) can be caused by
factors such as heart disease, age, physical make-up, excess
stimulants, stress or lack of sleep. Arrhythmia can only be deter-
mined through an examination by your doctor. If the symbol
. This can be an indicator
appears frequently, please consult your doctor. Only they are
able to determine any arrythmia during an examination.
Risk indicator
The measurements can be classified and evaluated in accord-
ance with the following table.
However, these standard values serve only as a general guide-
line, as the individual blood pressure varies in different people
and different age groups etc.
It is important to consult your doctor regularly for advice. Your
doctor will tell you your individual values for normal blood pres-
sure as well as the value above which your blood pressure is
classified as dangerous.
The bar chart on the display and the scale on the device show
which category the recorded blood pressure values fall into.
If the values of systole and diastole fall into two different cat-
egories (e.g. systole in the high normal category and diastole in
the normal category), the graphical classification on the device
always shows the higher category; for the example given this
would be high normal.
Blood pressure val- Systole
ue category (in mmHg)
Level 3:
severe hy- red
pertension
Level 2:
moderate hy- orange
pertension
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Diastole Action
(in mmHg)
Seek medical
≥ 180 ≥ 110
attention
Seek medical
160 – 179 100 – 109
attention