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VideoAlpert's videosMarch 2014: Differences in Right and Left Arm Blood Pressure (video)

March 2014: Differences in Right and Left Arm Blood Pressure (video)

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What does it mean when a patient’s blood pressure in the left arm is different from his blood pressure in the right arm? Check out this video and related research in the March 2014 issue of the American Journal of Medicine.

Here is a link to the research study:
The Systolic Blood Pressure Difference Between Arms and Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Heart Study

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