Measuring blood pressure accurately in an ambulatory cardiology clinic setting: do patient position and timing really matter?
The American Heart Association (AH) guidelines for assuring accuracy in blood pressure measurement stress the importance of timing and positioning. Investigators in an ambulatory cardiology setting studied the relationship and their findings supported the recommendations. The AHA recommendations are reviewed along with results of a study in an ambulatory cardiology setting.
Heart & Vascular Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Melly
M
Turner
Suzanne M
SM
Burns
Cherie
C
Chaney
Mark
M
Conaway
Margaret
M
Dame
Cherie
C
Parks
Sandra
S
Staggers
Melissa
M
Stell
Melynda
M
Zarzyski
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015982:Bias; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003971:Diastole; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008297:Male; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011187:Posture; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013599:Systole; D013997:Time Factors