Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Jun 2002
Inter-arm differences in blood pressure: when are they clinically significant?
To determine whether there is significant disparity in blood pressure between the two arms. ⋯ Significant differences in mean inter-arm systolic blood pressure, and mean absolute inter-arm systolic and diastolic blood pressure are present. This emphasizes the importance of measuring blood pressure in both arms initially to prevent this misdiagnosis of hypertension, due to normal differences in blood pressure between the arms.