Why the study?
Does simultaneous blood pressure measurement in both arms reveal clinically significant inter-arm differences in adults?
Population
400 adults, aged 18–92 years, of whom 20% had high blood pressure and 15% were diabetic, including 361…
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Simultaneous measurement of blood pressure in both arms reveals clinically significant differences in 20% of patients, providing a strong rationale for bilateral measurement at the first consultation.
Does simultaneous blood pressure measurement in both arms reveal clinically significant inter-arm differences in adults?
Simultaneous measurement of blood pressure in both arms reveals clinically significant differences in 20% of patients, providing a strong rationale for bilateral measurement at the first consultation.
Philippe Gosse (2002) studied this question.
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