This consensus statement provides standardized guidelines for the accuracy testing and validation of non-invasive central blood pressure devices.
Standardizes validation of non-invasive central BP devices; extends consensus with intra-arterial referenced protocols for future studies.
Brachial cuff blood pressure (BP) is clinically important, but may be an inaccurate substitute for central BP. Many non-invasive devices have been developed that purport to estimate central BP from peripheral artery sites, yet with no standardized guidelines; the accuracy testing of these new devices has not been undertaken in a uniform fashion with comparable protocols. This is an abridged paper describing the recommendations reached by an international task force convened to identify issues that need to be addressed and reach consensus relating to methods for assessing and reporting the accuracy (validation) of central BP devices. The recommendations are endorsed by the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY) Society, as well as the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Working Group on Arterial Structure and Function, and the ESH Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring and Cardiovascular Variability. Researchers interested in validating central BP monitors should read the full version of the statement.
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Sharman et al. (2017) conducted a review in Central blood pressure measurement. Non-invasive central blood pressure devices vs. Intra-arterial catheter (reference standard) was evaluated. The Artery Society task force established standardized protocol recommendations for validating non-invasive central blood pressure devices against intra-arterial reference standards.