Use of automated office blood pressure measurement to reduce the white coat response
Use of automated office blood pressure measurement to reduce the white coat response
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DOI:
10.1097/hjh.0b013e32831b9e6b
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Kiss, Alexander
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作者:
Myers, Martin G.;Valdivieso, Miguel;Kiss, Alexander
Objective To examine the possibility of reducing the white coat response using an automated sphygmomanometer designed for office use, the BpTRU. Consecutive patients referred from physicians in the community to an ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring unit in an academic hospital were included in the study.Participants and methods A total of 309 patients referred for diagnosis or management of hypertension were studied. Differences between mean awake ABP and BP readings taken by the patient's own physician using a manual sphygmomanometer or the automated BpTRU device with the patient resting alone in the ABP monitoring unit were compared.Results BP recorded in the examining room using an automated device (132 +/- 19 +/- 75 +/- 12) was similar to the mean awake ABP (134 +/- 12/77 +/- 10) with both values being lower (P