title: [Measurement of arterial pressure using 3 measurement methods in medial arterial calcification].
abstract: Medial calcification of the arteries, because of non-distensibility of the blood vessel walls, may overestimate the real intra-arterial pressure when blood pressure (BP) is measured by indirect sphygmomanometry cuff. In order to assess the best method for measuring BP, we compared direct intra-arterial measurements with indirect cuff sphygmomanometry as well as automatic oscillometric measurements in 15 hypertensive patients. Mean age +/- standard deviation (SD) was 62 +/- 9 years; all patients had medial calcifications of forearm and/or brachial arteries, and Osler's maneuver was negative in all. Ten sets of direct and indirect BP measurements were obtained for each patient. Results are expressed as mean +/- SD: (table; see text) There was no significant difference between cuff pressure and systolic intra-arterial pressure. The automatic oscillometric method underestimated systolic intra-arterial BP. Great individual variability was observed and could not be predicted clinically. Indirect diastolic BP values were greater than intra-arterial BP in all patients with the sphygmomanometer cuff and in 10 patients with the oscillometric recorder. There existed a direct relation between intra-arterial BP and differences between indirect BP measurements and intra-arterial BP as follows: intra-arterial BP was overestimated by indirect methods for values under 150 mmHg, and underestimated above 150 mmHg. In conclusion, invasive intra-arterial BP measurement seem to be necessary to distinguish between hypertensive and pseudo-hypertensive patients, in case of radiologic evidence of arterial calcification.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie et d'hémodialyse, Toulouse.
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Thierry
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dueymes
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vernier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barbe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dumazer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lumbroso
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Conte
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Mesure de la pression artérielle par trois méthodes de mesure en présence d'une médiacalcose.