[Assessement of home blood pressure with a monitor including MAM technology: comparison with the standard monitor].
OBJECTIVE
To compare two periods of three days of home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) using two different monitors with one including MAM (microlife average mode) technology.


METHODS
In 152 hypertensive subjects referred to hypertension specialists, a self-measurement of blood pressure was performed sequentially with an Omron M6 (arm cuff, A/A, BHS validation) or Microlife BP-3AC1 with the MAM technology. Each patient recorded home blood pressure during two periods of 3 days with 3 measures in the morning and 3 in the evening. Order for use of each monitor was randomised. BP values were reported on a standardized document.


RESULTS
In this population, aged 60 +/- 14 years, with 57% of men and a mean blood pressure of 150 +/- 21/84 +/- 21 mmHg, the home blood pressure values were 141.5 +/- 18.7/79.9 +/- 9.6 mmHg with the OMRON monitor and 138.2 +/- 17.1/79.9 +/- 10.1 mmHg with the Microlife monitor. Values between the two monitors differed about 5 mmHg for the mean SBP and about 2.8 mmHg for the mean DBP. The mean HBPM values does not differ between the two methods for more than 2.5 mmHg, 5 mmHg, 10 mmHg and 15 mmHg in 29%, 49%, 80% and 90% for SBP and in 42%, 76%, 94% and 98% for DBP respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
For most of patients, mean SBP/DBP obtained with home blood pressure Measurement during three days are comparable when using monitor operated with MAM technology or not.
Dourmap-Collas
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Service d'endocrinologie-métabolisme, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
Villeneuve
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F
Jaboureck
O
O
Chantrel
F
F
Hanon
O
O
Girerd
X
X
D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged