ReviewJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2020
How to check whether a blood pressure monitor has been properly validated for accuracy.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Comparison of Home and Office Blood Pressure Devices in the Clinical Setting.American journal of hypertension · 2024Article
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- Perceptions of pharmacists on the quality of automated blood pressure devices: a national survey.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Article
- Validation testing of five home blood pressure monitoring devices for the upper arm according to the ISO 81060-2:2018/AMD 1:2020 protocol.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Article
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- Global proliferation and clinical consequences of non-validated automated BP devices.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Review
- How to find and use validated blood pressure measuring devices.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Review
- 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
- Moving toward improved access to medicines and health technologies for cardiovascular diseaseRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2023Article
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- The Identification and Management of High Blood Pressure Using Exercise Blood Pressure: Current Evidence and Practical Guidance.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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19 authors at 13 institutions in 12 countries.
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Abstract
Hypertension guidelines recommend that blood pressure (BP) should be measured using a monitor that has passed validation testing for accuracy. BP monitors that have not undergone rigorous validation testing can still be cleared by regulatory authorities for marketing and sale. This is the situation for most BP monitors worldwide. Thus, consumers (patients, health professionals, procurement officers, and general public) may unwittingly purchase BP monitors that are non-validated and more likely to be inaccurate. Without prior knowledge of these issues, it is extremely difficult for consumers to distinguish validated from non-validated BP monitors. For the above reasons, the aim of this paper is to provide consumers guidance on how to check whether a BP monitor has been properly validated for accuracy. The process involves making an online search of listings of BP monitors that have been assessed for validation status. Only those monitors that have been properly validated are recommended for BP measurement. There are numerous different online listings of BP monitors, several are country-specific and two are general (international) listings. Because monitors can be marketed using alternative model names in different countries, if a monitor is not found on one listing, it may be worthwhile cross-checking with a different listing. This information is widely relevant to anyone seeking to purchase a home, clinic, or ambulatory BP monitor, including individual consumers for use personally or policy makers and those procuring monitors for use in healthcare systems, and retailers looking to stock only validated BP monitors.
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