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• Checking your blood pressure at home

  From:Clinical Diabetes (Vol. 22, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 2004404 words Article If you have diabetes and high blood pressure, you may gain from checking your blood pressure at home. Here are some common questions and answers to review with your doctor. Why should I cheek my blood pressure at...

• Home blood pressure monitoring and diabetes

  Authors:John R. White, Jr. and Jason SchickFrom:Clinical Diabetes (Vol. 22, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20043,008 words Article Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) may be useful in the management of many patients with hypertension and diabetes. Blood pressure monitoring traditionally has been carried out in providers' offices. However, many...

• When your patient's blood pressure won't come down: is your patient's persistent hypertension really resistant to treatment, or are other factors at work? Consider these 2 cases and let this algorithm help you decide

  Authors:Randy Wexler, Christopher Taylor, Adam Pleister, and David FeldmanFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 58, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20093,100 words Case study 1880LCASE 1 * Mr. Brown is a 60-year-old African American man who works as a mid-level executive at a local bank. About a year and a half ago, he was diagnosed with hypertension, joining a number of other family members who...

• Comparison of oscillometric blood pressure measurement by two clinical monitors

  Author:G. PrashanthFrom:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 55, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 2011879 words Letter to the editor 1780LByline: G. Prashanth Sir, I read with interest the article comparing oscillometric blood pressure measurement by two different clinical devices by Hegde et al . [sup][1] The study essentially aims to compare...

• Why use automated office blood pressure measurements in clinical practice?

  Authors:Emmanuel A. Andreadis, Epameinondas T. Angelopoulos, Gerasimos D. Agaliotis, Athanasios P. Tsakanikas, and George P. MousoulisFrom:High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention (Vol. 18, Issue 3)

  July 20112,294 words Report 1610LAutomated office blood pressure (AOBP) measurement with the patient resting alone in a quiet examining room can eliminate the white-coat effect associated with conventional readings taken by manual sphygmomanometer. The...

• Blood Pressure in relation to 24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion in a Uruguayan Population Sample

  Authors:Paula Moliterno, Ramon Avarez-Vaz, Matias Pecora, Leonella Luzardo, Luciana Borgarello, Alicia Olascoaga, et al.From:International Journal of Hypertension (Vol. 2018) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20185,912 words Article 1310LMany public health policies in Latin America target an optimized sodium and potassium intake. The aims of this study were to assess the sodium and potassium intake using 24-hour urinary analysis and to study their...

• Oscillatory blood pressure monitoring devices. (How Does It Work?)

  Author:Abi BergerFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 323, Issue 7318) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20, 2001353 words Brief article Pressure against using mercury in clinical practice is coming from environmentalists, and, in line with other countries in Europe, mercury column devices for measuring blood pressure are likely to be stopped being...

• Direct blood pressure monitoring

  Authors:C. Ball and R.N. WesthorpeFrom:Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (Vol. 37, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20091,113 words Report In 1876, Herbert Tomlinson strung 14 ft lengths of piano wire across a room and secured them with large hooks to blocks of wood (1). He connected the wires with a small piece of copper wire at one end and some wires in...

• Arteriovenous Fistula in Dialysis Patients Remains Patent with Strict Control of Blood Pressure

  Author:Sahin SahinalpFrom:Indian Journal of Surgery (Vol. 82, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20203,502 words Article 1400LPatency rates of autologous arteriovenous fistulae in patients with end-stage renal failure constitute a serious problem. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of early stage blood pressure values on...

• 'Small Cuff Syndrome' Often Leads to Misdiagnosis Of Pediatric Hypertension

  Author:Barbara BakerFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 30, Issue 10)

  May 15, 2000372 words Brief article SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Before jumping to the conclusion that a child is hypertensive, it's critical to make sure that the blood pressure cuff fits the child's arm properly, Dr. Raymond D. Adelman stressed at a pediatric...

• Differences in circadian time structure of diastolic blood pressure between diabetes mellitus and essential hypertension

  Authors:Elena Matteucci, Luca Della Bartola, and Ottavio GiampietroFrom:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome (Vol. 4, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 17, 20122,790 words Report 1580LBackground Abnormal circadian blood pressure patterns have been associated with cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus. We have described that the acrophase of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) registered in type 1...

• Papers that could influence your practice

  From:The PractitionerPeer-Reviewed

  Feb. 7, 2003605 words Article EATING FISH CAN REDUCE STROKE RISK A study published in JAMA has confirmed that eating fish once a month or more can reduce the risk of ischaemic stroke in men. The effect of fish consumption or long-chain omega-3...

• The difference in blood pressure readings between arms and survival: primary care cohort study

  From:Primary Health Care (Vol. 22, Issue 4)

  May 2012219 words Brief article 1360LThe inter-arm differences in blood pressure (BP) readings in populations such as those with hypertension has been implicated in poor control. Guidelines recognise the need to measure BP in both arms but it is thought...

• Effects of low-level lead exposure on blood pressure and function of the rat isolated heart

  Authors:Badalzadeh Reza, Norouzzadeh Ali, Heydari Azhdar, Asgari Alireza, and Khoshbaten AliFrom:Indian Journal of Pharmacology (Vol. 40, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  March-April 20083,115 words Clinical report 1620LByline: Badalzadeh. Reza, Norouzzadeh. Ali, Heydari. Azhdar, Asgari. Alireza, Khoshbaten. Ali Objective: Exposure to low levels of lead acetate can induce hypertension in both humans and experimental animals. The...

• Millions of patients are not at JNC 7 BP goal

  From:Family Practice News (Vol. 35, Issue 13)

  July 1, 2005613 words Article Despite Widespread Efforts to Control Hypertension, Many Patients Are Not at Goal The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) found that millions of hypertensive patients are not at blood pressure...

• Young adults' HT: seen, but not diagnosed: high blood pressure readings were recorded in charts but ignored for as long as 4 years of regular visits

  Author:Bruce JancinFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 42, Issue 20)

  Dec. 1, 2012709 words Article 1390LAT THE ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION LOS ANGELES -- Young adults with high blood pressure who regularly saw a primary care physician were substantially less likely to receive a...

• How much does BP vary between arms, and what does the difference mean?

  Authors:A.J. Singer and J.E. HollanderFrom:Consultant (Vol. 37, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 1997330 words Brief article The blood pressure of ambulatory patients between ages 5 and 94 were measured. Results revealed that not all large interarm blood pressure variability results from a vascular lesion such as aortic dissection. In fact,...

• The Effect of Chance Variability in Blood Pressure Readings on the Decision Making of General Practitioners: An Internet-Based Case Vignette Study

  Authors:Mohammed A. Mohammed, Tom Marshall, and Paramjit GillFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2, 20124,431 words Article 1610LAuthor(s): Mohammed A. Mohammed, Tom Marshall * , Paramjit Gill Introduction Like many other countries, guidelines in the United Kingdom (UK) determine whether a patient is recommended antihypertensive treatment...

• Know the latest on classifying and referring hypertension: Routinely and accurately measuring blood pressure in office can influence patient health.

  Author:Elizabeth A. SteeleFrom:Optometry Times (Vol. 11, Issue 12)

  Dec. 20192,629 words Article 1760LMeasuring blood pressure has become more routine in the care of patients and, like other numeric data points collected within an optometric exam, ODs compare their findings against a norm. Without a standard set of...

• Comparison of multiple blood pressure frequency methods with optimum blood pressure measurement among Iranian individuals.

  Authors:Alireza Mohammadi-Dolatabadi, Mehrbod Vakhshoori, Maryam Eghbali-Babadi, Maryam Heidarpour, Davood Shafie, Mohammad Garakyaraghi, et al.From:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (Vol. 25, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan-Dec 20203,296 words Article 1780LByline: Alireza. Mohammadi-Dolatabadi, Mehrbod. Vakhshoori, Maryam. Eghbali-Babadi, Maryam. Heidarpour, Davood. Shafie, Mohammad. Garakyaraghi, Alireza. Khosravi Background: Proper blood pressure (BP) measurement...