Why the study?
Does a difference of >10 mm Hg in bilateral systolic blood pressure recordings indicate underlying pathology in asymptomatic hypertensive individuals?
Population
100 asymptomatic subjects with hypertension
Comparison
Bilateral indirect blood pressure determinations… vs Comparison between left and right arms
Design
Cross-sectional, The order of blood pressure determination in the first arm…
Authors
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Common inter-arm SBP differences >10 mm Hg in asymptomatic hypertensives warrant no immediate action; leaves open their prognostic value.
Does a difference of >10 mm Hg in bilateral systolic blood pressure recordings indicate underlying pathology in asymptomatic hypertensive individuals?
Differences of more than 10 mm Hg in indirect systolic blood pressure recordings between arms are frequent (18%) in asymptomatic hypertensive individuals and do not inherently indicate a pathologic condition.
Pesola et al. (2002) studied this question.
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