Prevention

Blood pressure: the numbers and what they mean

Dr Ali Rauf · 9 April 2026 · 3 min read

Clinician measuring a patient’s blood pressure with an arm cuff

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Written by Dr Ali Rauf

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Surrey & London

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Gloved clinician placing ECG electrodes on a patient’s chest

Dr Ali Rauf

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist · GMC 7088407

BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCP
Imperial · St George’s · King’s
1,500+ angioplasties

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