Beyond the Evidence of the New Hypertension Guidelines. Blood pressure measurement – is it good enough for accurate diagnosis of hypertension? Time might be in, for a paradigm shift (I)

Cornel Pater

Chippenham, UK

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Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine 2005, 6:6doi:10.1186/1468-6708-6-6


Published:	6 April 2005

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Guidelines for blood pressure measurement. (Adapted from Perloff et al.).

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Factors that can interfere with accuracy of BP measurement (after McAlistar and Strauss).

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Effects of routine activities on BP (adapted from Campbell et al.).

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Indications for ABPM (JNC VI).

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Physical and cognitive competencies required in "observers" certified to measure blood pressure (AHA Scientific Statement, 2004).

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