3.5 CUFF BLOOD PRESSURE IS PROGRESSIVELY MORE BIASED WITH INCREASING AGE: INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT LEVEL ANALYSIS FROM THE INSPECT CONSORTIUM
Objectives: Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is critical for appropriate hypertension diagnosis and management. Aortic BP represents pressure loading on vital organs and this can be approximated using upper arm cuff BP. With advancing age, cuff systolic BP (SBP) increases and diastolic BP (D...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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Series: | Artery Research |
Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125929988/view |