Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast cover image

Blood Pressure

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

00:00

How to Measure Blood Pressure in a Tap

The more body mass that you put on, the more blood vessels your body needs to make through a process called angiogenesis. People who are overweight have far more blood vessels and this can lead to hypertension. For every kilogram of fat thatyou put on, you increase the length of your blood vessels, which increases the resistance,. Which makes your heart have to work harder to overcome it. And that can lead to changes in the heart itself. So let me just quickly summarize here what we've said. Oh, no. The blood pressure actually decreases. It's that person. It's some dingus at the downstream from that vessel. Right.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app