Blood pressure monitoring
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Blood pressure monitoring · Dec 2010
Can sphygmomanometers designed for self-measurement of blood pressure in the home be used in office practice?
To examine the possibility of measuring automated office (AO) blood pressure (BP) using home BP recorders in place of the more expensive, fully automated devices designed specifically for professional use. ⋯ Home BP devices may be used to record AOBP in selected patients. However, a fully automated sphygmomanometer is still the device of choice for obtaining AOBP readings similar to the awake ambulatory BP in patients with suspected hypertension.