Brachial or wrist blood pressure in obese patients: which is the best?
Blood Press Monit
; 13(3): 149-51, 2008 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Blood pressure (BP) measured in obese patients with a large arm circumference using a cuff of standard width may be overestimated.METHODS:
We compared in this study the BP readings obtained with oscillometric devices at the left arm (OMRON HEM 705-CP) and the left wrist (OMRON R6) (Omron Medizintechnik, Mannheim, Germany) in lean (n=15) and obese (n=11) patients.RESULTS:
No difference was found in diastolic BP between the two groups, nor between the arm and the wrist. Systolic BP measured at the arm was, however, significantly lower in obese (99+/-9 mmHg, mean+/-SD) than in lean (107+/-14 mmHg; P<0.001) patients, whereas systolic BP determined at the wrist averaged 106 mmHg in both groups.CONCLUSION:
The use of validated wrist BP measuring devices appears therefore particularly appealing in obese individuals with a large arm circumference.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Determinação da Pressão Arterial
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Esfigmomanômetros
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Blood Press Monit
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
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