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The systolic pressure measured by the Microlife blood pressure monitor is similar to what my doctor measures, but why is the diastolic pressure about 10 mmHg higher with the digital monitor?

April 26, 2017blood pressure Diastolic doctor measured measures microlife monitor pressure similar Systolic

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The systolic pressure measured by the Microlife blood pressure monitor is similar to what my doctor measures, but why is the diastolic pressure about 10 mmHg higher with the digital monitor?

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• The diastolic pressure is very difficult to detect with the stethoscope and depends very much on the observer’s capabilities. The correlation of the diastolic pressure is more difficult than the systolic.