May Measurement Month 2018: blood pressure screening results in Cameroon

National Blood Pressure Education Month — May 2013

National High Blood Pressure Education Month — May 2014

Blood pressure measurement at screening and in general practice.

As part of an epidemiological study of hypertension, an analysis was made of the general practitioner records of all attenders at a screening survey. A blood pressure recording, made before screening, was found in 37-9 per cent of cases. The pressures obtained correlated well with those obtained by the screening unit, though the practitioners' readings tended to be lower. Further cases of hyper...

Home Blood Pressure Measurement: Ensuring Quality and Interpreting Results Home Blood Pressure Measurement: Ensuring Quality and Interpreting Results

Home Blood Pressure Measurement: Ensuring Quality and Interpreting Results Donald W. McKay, Ph.D. Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada A1B 3V6 Running Title: Quality Home Blood Pressure Measures

[Home blood pressure measurement and ambulatory blood pressure measurement versus office blood pressure measurement].

PURPOSE To compare both home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) with office blood pressure measurement (OBP); and also to compare the correlation between HBPM and OBP with LVMI (left ventricular mass index). METHODS Protocol 1--68 hypertensive patients (58 +/- 12 years, 37 females): a) self recorded blood pressure at home in the 7 days; b) record...