Validation of an oscillometric blood pressure measuring device: a substudy of the HOT Study. Hypertension Optimal Treatment.

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Validation of an oscillometric blood pressure measuring device: a substudy of the HOT Study. Hypertension Optimal Treatment.

Blood pressure - 1 May 1998

Lithell H, Berglund L

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The accuracy of a semi-automated oscillometric blood pressure measuring device (Visomat OZ D2 International) was studied by simultaneous comparison with a standard sphygmomanometer in 407 normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients. Four pairs of measurements, at least 1 min apart, were obtai...

Topics

Automation
Blood Pressure Determination
Diastole
Genetic Variation
Humans
Hypertension
Observer Variation
Oscillometry
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sphygmomanometers
Systole

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