Open AccessOffice blood pressure measurement: A comprehensive review
Author(s) -
Siddique Saulat,
Hameed Khan Aamir,
Shahab Hunaina,
Zhang YuQing,
Chin Tay Jam,
Buranakitjaroen Peera,
Turana Yuda,
Verma Narsingh,
Chen ChenHuan,
Cheng HaoMin,
Wang TzungDau,
Van Minh Huynh,
Chia YookChin,
Kario Kazuomi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.14169
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , sphygmomanometer , masked hypertension , white coat hypertension , sprint , pressure measurement , intensive care medicine , cardiology , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , engineering
The conventional auscultatory methods for measuring blood pressure have been used to screen, diagnose, and manage hypertension since long. However, these have been found to be prone to errors especially the white coat phenomena which cause falsely high blood pressure readings. The Mercury sphygmomanometer and the Aneroid variety are no longer recommended by WHO for varying reasons. The Oscillometric devices are now recommended with preference for the Automated Office Blood Pressure measurement device which was found to have readings nearest to the Awake Ambulatory Blood Pressure readings. The downside for this device is the cost barrier. The alternative is to use the simple oscillometric device, which is much cheaper, with the rest and isolation criteria of the SPRINT study. This too may be difficult due to space constraints and the post‐clinic blood measurement is a new concept worth further exploration.