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.
Turner
Melly
M
Heart & Vascular Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Burns
Suzanne M
SM
Chaney
Cherie
C
Conaway
Mark
M
Dame
Margaret
M
Parks
Cherie
C
Staggers
Sandra
S
Stell
Melissa
M
Zarzyski
Melynda
M
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