ABC of hypertension: Blood pressure measurement. Part IV-automated sphygmomanometry: self blood pressure measurement.

ABC of hypertension. Blood pressure measurement. Part III-automated sphygmomanometry: ambulatory blood pressure measurement.

ABC of hypertension: Blood pressure measurement. Part II-conventional sphygmomanometry: technique of auscultatory blood pressure measurement.

Comparison of Various Blood Pressure Measurement Techniques with Standard Office Based Blood Pressure Mesurement

Introduction: In order to control Hypertension, it is necessary to understand the methods of blood pressure measurement. Recent guidelines emphasize on employing appropriate blood pressure measurement techniques and white coat hypertension. Definition and methods of blood pressure measurement have changed in the American guideline based on SPRINT trial (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Tria...

ABC of hypertension. Blood pressure measurement. Part I-sphygmomanometry: factors common to all techniques.

Most devices for measuring blood pressure are dependent on one common feature, namely, occluding the artery of an extremity (arm, wrist, finger, or leg) with an inflatable cuff to measure blood pressure either oscillometrically, or by detection of Korotkoff sounds. Other techniques, which are not dependent on limb occlusion, such as pulse-waveform analysis, can also be used, but these have litt...

Blood pressure measurement: current practice and future trends.

Most doctors and nurses appreciate the importance of recording blood pressure, but many are unaware of the limitations of the commonly used methods of indirect sphygmomanometry. Recent research has suggested that the time honoured methods of measurement may not be sufficient for accurate diagnosis and prognosis in hypertension. Automated devices for measuring blood pressure are now being market...