Screening for hypertension in adults - the use of tonometric blood pressure monitoring.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Arterial hypertension increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Reliable screening tools for diagnosing hypertension are important to ensure correct risk stratification of subjects. In this study, we aimed to analyse if a wrist-worn device using a tonometric technique for measuring of 24-hour blood pressure could be used to diagnose hypertension and non-dipping. A conventional device using oscillometric measurements was used as golden standard. Secondary aim was to compare the degree of discomfort related to monitoring with the two devices.

Methods

In 89 subjects with a history of normal blood pressure and naive to ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM), 24-hour ABPM was measured simultaneously with A&D TM2430 (oscillometric technique) and BPro (tonometric

SUBMITTER: Hornstrup BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10766095 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature