P4.18 THE ASSUMPTION THAT BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASES OVER CONSECUTIVE MEASUREMENTS IS FALSE: MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSIS AND GUIDELINES
Background: There is anecdotal belief that clinic blood pressure (BP) drops over consecutive measurements. This has led to guideline recommendations to discard the first BP reading, or take only one reading if systolic BP (SBP) <140 mmHg. However, the magnitude and direction of change in SBP...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930602/view |