Why the study?
Is noninvasive central blood pressure monitoring cost-effective compared to conventional cuff BP monitoring for confirming a diagnosis of hypertension?
Population
Simulated cohort representative of the general population, in 10-year age brackets, from age 35 years to…
Comparison
Noninvasive central blood pressure monitoring vs Conventional clinical BP (cuff BP) monitoring
Follow-up
Lifetime
Authors
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May support CBP monitoring in hypertension cost models; leaves open prospective outcome trials before practice change.
Is noninvasive central blood pressure monitoring cost-effective compared to conventional cuff BP monitoring for confirming a diagnosis of hypertension?
Noninvasive central blood pressure monitoring appears to be a cost-effective strategy compared to conventional cuff BP for confirming a diagnosis of hypertension, driven by improved patient outcomes.
Cheng et al. (2014) studied this question.
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