title: [Arterial pressure--self measurement. Recommendations. French Society for Arterial Hypertension--the Measurement Group].
abstract: Self-measurement of blood pressure has become widespread in recent years. It may be defined as the measurement of arterial pressure by a conscious and free-willed subject. Self-measurement must remain a medical procedure, which means that doctors should be able to advise their patients (a) on the type of apparatus they should purchase and get validated at regular intervals; (b) on the method of using the apparatus in practice, and (c) on the circumstances, conditions and numbers of measurements to be performed. Doctors must remain responsible for the interpretation of the results obtained and for the diagnostic, pronostic an therapeutic applications of the method. Self-measurement of blood pressure naturally has advantages and disadvantages, but it must be noted that it may offer an alternative to hospitalization or to ambulatory arterial pressure measurement, avoid excessive or defective therapies and improve the patient's compliance with his treatment.
authors.affiliation: Médecine interne et cardiologie, CHRG, Grenoble.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mallion
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asmar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poggi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Safar
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balansard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barrala
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Boutarin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaignon
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012648:Self Care
vernacular_title: Pression artérielle--automesure. Recommandations. Société française d'hypertension artérielle--Groupe de la mesure.