E ditorials the adult Canadian population). 8 People who are identified incorrectly as having
hypertension may experience adverse effects of medication and have increased insurance …

Increased blood pressure is the leading single reversible risk for death in the world
according to the Global Burden of Disease study. 1 As a result, there is an increased global …

High blood pressure (BP) is the single leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease
worldwide, 1, 2, 3, 4 and lowering BP substantially reduces that risk. 5, 6, 7 Effective BP …

This article reviews the recommended techniques for accurate and reproducible blood
pressure measurements. The scientific basis underlying current recommendations for blood …

Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurements performed by
primary care physicians (PCPs), and to assess whether it improves following a short …

Appropriately, cardiovascular disease has recently been dubbed “the largest epidemic
known to mankind, and hypertension is the major contributory risk.” 1 The number of adults …

Strict observation to recommended blood pressure (BP) measurement technique is often not
followed in outpatient clinics. The goal of this study was to determine if there was a …

Accurate blood pressure measurement is the key procedure for the diagnosis and treatment
of hypertension. In-office and out-of-office blood pressure measurements both have …

3. Automated OBP, in which the patient is resting alone in the examination room
(unattended) and BP is measured using an automated device that gives the average of …

The most common reason for an outpatient physician visit is for the diagnosis and treatment
of hypertension. The Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and …