ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2018
The quest for accuracy of blood pressure measuring devices.
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- Optimizing observer performance of clinic blood pressure measurement: a position statement from the Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group.Journal of hypertension · 2019Guideline
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- Evaluating Blood Pressure Variability in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: An Insight into Non-Dipping Patterns and Their Clinical Implications.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Hypertension Management Among Hospitalised Patients at Kamenge University Hospital in Bujumbura.The East African health research journal · 2024Article
- The urgency to regulate validation of automated blood pressure measuring devices: a policy statement and call to action from the world hypertension league.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Review
- Home blood pressure monitoring: methodology, clinical relevance and practical application: a 2021 position paper by the Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring and Cardiovascular Variability of the European Society of Hypertension.Journal of hypertension · 2021Article
- [Optimizing observer performance of clinic blood Pressure measurement: a position statement from the Lancet Commission on Hypertension GroupOtimização do desempenho do observador na medição clínica da pressão arterial: posicionamento do Grupo daRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2020Article
- Lancet Commission on Hypertension group position statement on the global improvement of accuracy standards for devices that measure blood pressure.Journal of hypertension · 2020Article
- [Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group position statement on the global improvement of accuracy standards for devices that measure blood pressurePosicionamento do Grupo daRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2020Article
- Achieving reliable blood pressure measurements in clinical practice: It's time to meet the challenge.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2018Article
- The quest for accuracy of blood pressure measuring devices.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2018Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measuring devices is fundamental to good practice and scientific research. International guidelines on BP measurement are provided for clinicians who diagnose and treat patients with hypertension, clinical researchers who conduct trials on the efficacy of BP lowering drugs and interventional strategies, epidemiologists who conduct population surveys to determine the demographic consequences of hypertension on society, and researchers who perform meta-analyses on published research to further influence the practice of medicine and the provision of resources. Although the outcomes of the endeavors of all these groups are dependent on the accuracy of BP measurements, the equipment is often of doubtful accuracy and the methodology of measurement is often poorly described and frequently not standardized. Thus, the fundamental element of hypertension evaluation has been largely ignored by both clinical practitioners and scientific researchers. Here, the authors briefly review the development of efforts to improve and validate the accuracy of BP measuring devices and highlight the deficiencies that persist. We conclude that, to protect the public from the serious consequences of inaccurate BP measurements, the following steps are required: (1) regulatory requirement for mandatory independent validation of all BP measuring devices using a universal protocol; (2) accreditation of laboratories for the performance of BP device validations; (3) online evaluation of validation studies with detection of protocol violations prior to publication of results; and (4) establishment of an independent scientific forum for the listing of accurate BP measuring devices.
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