Findings of a five year study conducted by experts of the ‘American Heart Association’ reveal that the patients with hypertension have better control over the ‘Blood Pressure (BP)’ during the summer time in comparison to the winter season.
The study observed a difference of 8% in the rate of the ‘Blood Pressure (BP)’ coming to normal range in cases where the patients were treated in the summer season comparing to the patients who were treated during the winters. This difference of rate of returning normalcy proved to be true over a wide range of geographic locations and various climatic conditions.
“The bottom line is that regardless of whether you’re in Anchorage, Alaska, or San Juan, Puerto Rico, there is a difference in high BP returning to normal in the winter compared to the summer,” commented Ross Fletcher of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.
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