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This research aims to investigate how the tail-cuff method affects blood pressure measurements in normotensive and hypertensive rats by introducing potential errors.

October 1, 1990Journal of Hypertension

Intra-arterial pressure alterations during tail-cuff blood pressure measurements in normotensive and hypertensive rats

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AFAlberto U. FerrariUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia ADAnna DaffonchioIstituto di Fisiologia Clinica FAF. AlbergatiMicron (Italy)

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This randomized trial examines blood pressure measurement errors in rats, suggesting implications for accuracy in hypertension studies.

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This research aims to investigate how the tail-cuff method affects blood pressure measurements in normotensive and hypertensive rats by introducing potential errors.
Used an arterial catheter in unanesthetized normotensive and hypertensive rats for SBP measurement.
Compared SBP values recorded in unrestrained rats with those derived from the tail-cuff procedure over a 2-hour period.
Evaluated the effects of heat and restraint on SBP during four additional 30-minute monitoring periods.
SBP was 16 +/- 2 mmHg lower in normotensive rats (P<0.001) and 7 +/- 3 mmHg higher in hypertensive rats (P<0.05) during tail-cuff measurements.
In both groups, restraint did not alter SBP, while heat slightly lowered it.
Combined heat and restraint lowered SBP by 12 +/- 2 mmHg in hypertensive rats (P<0.01).

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Ferrari et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20d87adc4e16663149cb7d https://doi.org/10.1097/00004872-199010000-00004

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