Impact of cuff positioning on blood pressure measurement accuracy: may a specially designed cuff make a difference?

During blood pressure (BP) measurement, the recommended positioning of the cuff bladder center is directly above the brachial artery. We investigated the relevance of incorrect cuff positioning during (1) auscultatory measurement with an appropriate or improperly small cuff and (2) oscillometric mea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hypertension research 2017-06, Vol.40 (6), p.573-580
Hauptverfasser:	Bilo, Grzegorz, Sala, Oscar, Perego, Carlotta, Faini, Andrea, Gao, Lan, Głuszewska, Anna, Ochoa, Juan Eugenio, Pellegrini, Dario, Lonati, Laura Maria, Parati, Gianfranco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Blood Pressure Determination - instrumentation Blood Pressure Determination - methods Blood Pressure Determination - standards Female Humans Male Middle Aged Original Sphygmomanometers Young Adult
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