Open AccessOscillometric Casual Blood Pressure Normative Standards for Swedish Children Using ABPM to Exclude Casual Hypertension
Author(s) -
Rafael T. Krmar,
Ulla Holtbäck,
Anita Bergh,
Eva Svensson,
Elke Wühl
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1093/ajh/hpu182
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , body mass index , normative , prehypertension , casual , diastole , pediatrics , masked hypertension , cardiology , composite material , epistemology , materials science , philosophy
Casual blood pressure (CBP) is considered a reliable proxy for cardiovascular health. Although the auscultatory technique is the reference standard method for measuring CBP, oscillometric devices are increasingly being used in children. We sought to establish oscillometric CBP normative standards for Swedish children.
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