[Taking blood pressure in the presence of atrial fibrillation].
Measuring the blood pressure of patients with atrial fibrillation is difficult due to the high variability of the blood pressure. To obtain a representative average, the blood pressure should be measured as often as possible. Each blood pressure measurement should be repeated at least three times in succession.
Eckert
Siegfried
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Kardiologische Klinik am Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen Universitätsklinik de Ruhr-Universität Bochum. seckert@hdz-nrw.de
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results