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There is no one person credited with discovering hypertension. Scientists Samuel Karl Ritter von Basch and Scipione Riva-Rocci developed sphygmomanometers to measure systolic pressure first. Dr. Harvey Cushing created the modern measurements for blood pressure. Scientist Nikolai Korotkoff discovered diastolic pressure and added that to the measurements. Physicians guessed that high blood pressure was bad but did not understand its impact on overall health until the 1950s.

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High blood pressure was discovered in the early 1960's. When this was learned is when they started working hard to make medication for it.

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Blood pressure was first discovered sometime around 1733. This is when a publication was released by English clergyman, Stephen Hales.

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