Diagnostic performance of a stand-alone central blood pressure monitor: Application of central blood pressure in the diagnosis of high blood pressure

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 382-391

  Cheng, Hao Min ^a,b   Sung, Shih Hsien ^a,b   Chuang, Shao Yuan ^c   Pearson, Alan ^d   Tufanaru, Catalin ^d   White, Sarahlouise ^d   Yu, Wen Chung ^a,b   Chen, Chen Huan ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

blood pressure; central blood pressure; diagnostic accuracy; hypertension; Microlife WatchBP Office Central; oscillometric signals; pulse volume plethysmography; sensitivity and specificity; sphygmomanometer

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HYPERTENSION; MICROLIFE WATCHBP OFFICE CENTRAL; OSCILLOMETRIC SIGNALS; PULSE VOLUME PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSCILLOMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 84894228427     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpt282     Document Type: Article

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