Oscillometric devices are being widely used for ambulatory, home and office blood pressure (BP) measurement, and several of them have been validated using established protocols. This cross-sectional ...

Automated blood pressure measuring devices are replacing old-fashioned mercury manometers in doctor's offices and clinics around the world. But a new head-to-head comparison of the two techniques ...

Automated blood pressure measuring devices are replacing old-fashioned mercury manometers in doctor's offices and clinics around the world. But a new head-to-head comparison of the two techniques ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Taking BP measurements is a routine part of medical visits, regardless of the reason for the visit. Most ...

The AAMI suggests that, for systolic and diastolic BP each considered separately, the mean difference between test devices (ie, Dinamp compared with mercury sphygmomanometer) be ±5 mm Hg or less, with ...

Along with body temperature and weight, blood pressure is the most common measurement taken in a doctor’s office, and it serves as a key diagnostic tool. High blood pressure indicates, for example, a ...

Based on highly accurate optical interferometry and fundamental quantum calculations, researchers in the US are developing an improved definition of the SI unit for pressure that will consign the ...

But a new head-to-head comparison of the two techniques suggests that the newer version is n’t necessarily better and could even be missing some people with high blood pressure who are in need of ...