Comparison
Radial applanation tonometry vs Conventional sphygmomanometry
Design
Review
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May aid risk stratification beyond brachial pressures; leaves open need for outcome trials before clinical adoption.
Radial applanation tonometry provides valuable central hemodynamic data that conventional sphygmomanometry cannot, potentially improving cardiovascular risk assessment.
Fonseca et al. (2014) studied this question.
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