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ArticleInternational Journal of Cardiology. Hypertension2020

Beat-to-beat blood pressure measurement using a cuffless device does not accurately reflect invasive blood pressure.

Mohammed A Moharram, Luke C Wilson, Michael Ja Williams, Sean Coffey

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Article in International Journal of Cardiology. Hypertension, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammed A MoharramDepartment of Medicine - HeartOtago, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Luke C WilsonDepartment of Medicine - HeartOtago, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Michael Ja WilliamsDepartment of Medicine - HeartOtago, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Sean CoffeyDepartment of Medicine - HeartOtago, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
University of Otago · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe availability of an accurate continuous cuffless blood pressure (BP) monitor would provide an alternative to both invasive continuous BP and 24-h intermittent cuff-based BP monitors. We investigated the accuracy of a cuffless beat to beat (BtB) device compared to both invasive BP (iBP) and brachial cuff BP (cBP) measurements.

methodsPatients undergoing clinically indicated coronary angiography (CA) and/or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were recruited. After calibration to an initial cBP reading, BP was measured simultaneously using a BtB device (SOMNOtouch NIBP), brachial artery iBP, and cBP at two time points.

resultsThe study was terminated early due to a significant bias. Recordings from 14 participants (11 males, mean age 68.4 years) were analysed. Readings from BtB BP were higher than iBP. The bias between BtB BP and iBP was 34.3 mmHg (95%CI: 27.0, 41.5) and 23.6 mmHg (95%CI: 16.8, 30.4) for SBP and DBP respectively. A similar bias was seen between BtB BP and cBP, but cBP and iBP were largely in agreement.

conclusionsIn patients undergoing CA/PCI, significant differences were detected between BtB BP and both invasively measured and cuff BP. The non-invasive BtB BP measurement device tested is not suitable for clinical or research use.

Indexed as

BP, blood pressureBtB, beat to beatcBP, brachial cuff blood pressureContinuous blood pressure monitorCuffless blood pressureDBP, diastolic blood pressureiBP, invasive blood pressurePTT, pulse transit timePulse arrival timeSBP, systolic blood pressureSOMNOtouch NIBP

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PMID33447759
PMCPMC7803068
OpenAlexW3016365944

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