1. What is the accuracy of clinic blood pressure measurement?
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Cesare Cuspidi, Carla Sala, Fabio Magrini, Erika Santin, Marta Rescaldani, Sala, C, Santin, E, Rescaldani, M, Cuspidi, C, and Magrini, F
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Supine position ,Systole ,Posture ,Essential hypertension ,Sitting ,Ambulatory Care Facilities ,Sex Factors ,Diastole ,Internal Medicine ,Medicine ,Outpatient clinic ,Humans ,In patient ,Single-Blind Method ,Antihypertensive Agents ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Age Factors ,Blood Pressure Determination ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Clinical Practice ,Blood pressure ,Hypertension ,clinic blood pressure measurement ,Female ,business ,human activities - Abstract
Background: In clinical practice, blood pressure (BP) is frequently measured at the end of the visit in patients sitting on one side of the bed and not on a chair according to guidelines. Methods: In 540 consecutive subjects with essential hypertension (EH) attending a hospital outpatient clinic, BP was measured in the following sequence: 1) patient seated on chair for at least 5 min, 2) patient supine, 3) patient seated on bed, and 4) patient standing for a few minutes. Results: We found that mean (±SEM) BP was 143.5/87.2 ± 0.9/0.5, 153.4/89.7 ± 1.0/0.5, 148.9/90.9 ± 1.0/0.5, and 144.8/91.7 ± 1.0/0.6 mm Hg, respectively (P
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- 2004