ArticleBlood pressure monitoring2007
Reliability and validity of blood pressure measurement in the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes study.
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- Implications of Blood Pressure Measurement Technique for Implementation of Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Trial
- Should Blood Pressure Targets After Lacunar Stroke Vary by Body Size? The SPS3 Trial.American journal of hypertension · 2015Trial
- Achieved blood pressures in the secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes (SPS3) study: challenges and lessons learned.American journal of hypertension · 2014Trial
- Blood pressure after recent stroke: baseline findings from the secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes trial.American journal of hypertension · 2013Trial
- Blood-pressure targets in patients with recent lacunar stroke: the SPS3 randomised trial.Lancet (London, England) · 2013Trial
- Predictors of lowering SBP to assigned targets at 12 months in the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes study.Journal of hypertension · 2012Trial
- The Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes (SPS3) study.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2011Trial
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- Effect of Postural Hypotension on Recurrent Stroke: Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes (SPS3) Study.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2019Article
- Association of positive well-being with reduced cardiac repolarization abnormalities in the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.International journal of cardiology · 2018Article
- Neuroimaging Signatures of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease at Blood Pressure Cutoff Levels of 130/80 and 140/90 mmHg: A Population-Based Study in Community-Dwellers Aged ≥ 60 Years.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2018Article
- The effects of warm water immersion on blood pressure, heart rate and heart rate variability in people with chronic fatigue syndrome.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2018Article
- Association between Physical Exercise and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress among Middle-Aged and Elderly Community Residents with Essential Hypertension in China.BioMed research international · 2018Article
- The Role of Brachial Pulse Pressure as an Indicator of Intracranial Atherosclerosis: The Atahualpa Project.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2017Article
- The Relationship Between High Pulse Pressure and Low Ankle-Brachial Index. Potential Utility in Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease in Population-Based Studies.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2015Article
- Prevalence, correlates, and prognosis of peripheral artery disease in rural ecuador-rationale, protocol, and phase I results of a population-based survey: an atahualpa project-ancillary study.International journal of vascular medicine · 2014Article
- The Levels of Inflammatory Markers in the Treatment of Stroke study (LIMITS): inflammatory biomarkers as risk predictors after lacunar stroke.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2010Article
- Association Between Pulsatile Components of Blood Pressure and Severe Tooth Loss in Rural Ecuador: The Three Villages Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
rationaleThe Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes study is a multicenter, international trial funded by the National Institutes of Health testing the role of lowering systolic blood pressure to <130 mmHg in the prevention of stroke recurrence and cognitive decline in patients with recent symptomatic small subcortical stroke. Reliable and unbiased blood pressure measurement is critical to successful completion of the trial.
methodsWe looked at the reliability and validity of both the device used for blood pressure measurement and observer performance during measurement to assess the quality of blood pressure determination in the study. The Colin 8800C blood pressure device was tested for performance to Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation standards and for presence of skipped digits. Observer performance was tested by examining adherence to the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes protocol.
resultsThe mean difference (in mmHg) between the Colin device and the average of the two observers was 3.9 (SD 6.7) and -2.1 (SD 6.1) for systolic and diastolic pressures respectively, thereby meeting Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation requirements. No skipped digits were found between 82-230 and 40-120 mmHg for systolic and diastolic pressures, respectively. Observer performance was excellent with greater than 90% of patients having blood pressure measured consistently according to the protocol.
conclusionsDevice and observer performance in Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes is excellent. Interpretation of the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes data for the effect of lowering systolic blood pressure on patient outcomes will not likely be adversely affected by these factors. Accuracy will be monitored throughout the remainder of the trial to ensure that this high quality is maintained.
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