ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2015
Inter-Arm Blood Pressure Difference in Hospitalized Elderly Patients Is Not Associated With Excess Mortality.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Association of an inter-arm systolic blood pressure difference with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: A meta-analysis of cohort studies.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2023Pooled it
- Systolic inter-arm blood pressure difference and subclinical atherosclerosis: a population-based cohort study of 29 921 individuals.Journal of hypertension · 2026Article
- Significance of the combination of inter-limb blood pressure differences in the elderly: The Northern Shanghai Study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2019Article
- The interarm blood pressure difference: Do we know enough yet?Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2017Article
- Response to the Letter by Ozturk and Colleagues Entitled: "Inter-Arm Blood Pressure Differences May Be Important in Predicting Mortality".Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2016Article
- Inter-Arm Blood Pressure Differences May Be Important for Predicting Mortality.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2016Article
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Abstract
Inter-arm blood pressure difference (IAD) has been found to be associated with cardiovascular mortality. Its clinical significance and association with mortality in the elderly is not well defined. This study evaluated the association of IAD with mortality in a cohort of hospitalized elderly individuals. Blood pressure (BP) was measured simultaneously in both arms in elderly individuals (older than 65 years) hospitalized in a geriatric ward from October 2012 to July 2014. During the study period, 445 patients, mostly women (54.8%) with a mean age of 85±5 years, were recruited. Systolic and diastolic IAD were >10 mm Hg in 102 (22.9%) and 76 (17.1%) patients, respectively. Patients were followed for an average of 342±201 days. During follow-up, 102 patients (22.9%) died. Mortality was not associated with systolic or diastolic IAD. It is therefore questionable whether BP should be routinely measured in both arms in the elderly.
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