At a doctor’s office, many people experience “white coat hypertension,” where their blood pressure shoots up in a way it doesn’t when they take a reading from home. Strapping on that arm cuff monitor at home can also paint a more accurate picture of your blood pressure than occasional office visits alone.
“This way you can make sure that you’re on the right medications, at the appropriate doses, or, on the flip side, that you’re not taking medications unnecessarily,” he says. This is especially important for people who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, and for individuals whose doctors are trying to figure out if they have it, says internist Michael Hochman, director of the Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles. adults should be taking their blood pressure routinely at home. En español | According to research from the American Heart Association, roughly half of U.S.
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