millimeter of mercury

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millimeter of mercury - a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli

mm Hg, torr

pressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area

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Each millimeter of mercury is one point in the measurement of blood pressure.

Measuring blood pressure

All fixed-dose combinations of an ARB plus hydrochiorothiazide were more cost effective than using an ARB alone, based on the cost per millimeter of mercury of systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as the cost per percentage of response rate.

Combination HT Therapy. (Hypertension)

All fixed-dose combinations of an ARE plus hydrochlorothiazide were more cost effective than using an ARB alone, based on the cost per millimeter of Mercury of systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as the cost per percentage of response rate.