Measurement accuracy of a stand-alone oscillometric central blood pressure monitor: A validation report for microlife WatchBP office central

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-50

  Cheng, Hao Min ^a,b,c   Sung, Shih Hsien ^b,c   Shih, Yuan Ta ^d   Chuang, Shao Yuan ^e   Yu, Wen Chung ^b,c   Chen, Chen Huan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blood pressure; central pulse pressure; hypertension; oscillometric signals; pressure wave reflection; pulse volume plethysmography; pulse wave analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSCILLOMETRY;

EID: 84876589759     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hps021     Document Type: Article

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