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mmHg

British  

abbreviation

  1. millimetre(s) of mercury (a unit of pressure equal to the pressure that can support a column of mercury 1 millimetre high)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The result was highly statistically significant, meaning riociguat was much more effective at lowering blood pressure compared to the placebo, with a difference of approximately 6.96 mmHg.

From Science Daily Apr. 11, 2024

Below 130/85mmHg is healthy while more than 140/90 mmHg is high, according to the study.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2023

Find the age to the nearest year of a man whose normal blood pressure measures 125 mmHg.

From Textbooks Sep. 23, 2020

All men enrolled in the study had systolic blood-pressure measurements of 140 mmHg or higher, descriptive of high blood pressure.

From Slate Mar. 15, 2018

Over the 12 month period, systolic blood pressure of people in the Web-based lifestyle counseling group decreased by 10 mmHg, while it decreased by 6 mmHg for the other group.

From Washington Post Mar. 18, 2017

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