Pseudohypertension in the Elderly

40 hypertensive patients suspected of having a false elevation of their indirect blood pressure (diastolic pressures >100 mmHg without hypertensive retinopathy, cardiac hypertrophy, or nephropathy), comprising 24 patients aged 62-84 years and 16 patients aged 29-59 years.

Indirect blood pressure measurement using a regular sized adult cuff and a thigh cuff with a mercury sphygmomanometer.

Direct intra-arterial blood pressure measurement (radial artery).

False elevation of indirect diastolic pressure (discrepancy between indirect and direct diastolic blood pressure measurements).surrogate