Towards the automation of validation of blood pressure monitors.
When the technique of blood pressure measurement was introduced into clinical medicine in the early years of this century, the importance of accuracy and the limitations of the technique were well recognized [1]. However, the standards called for by the clinicians and scientists who pioneered blood pressure measurement were relaxed as the 20th century progressed. Now, once again, the methodology of blood pressure measurement both in clinical practice and in research in hypertension is recognized to be a cause for concern [2].
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The Blood Pressure Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.