Beyond office sphygmomanometry: Ways to better assess blood pressure

@article{Rafey2009BeyondOS,
  title={Beyond office sphygmomanometry: Ways to better assess blood pressure},
  author={Mohammad A. Rafey},
  journal={Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine},
  year={2009},
  volume={76},
  pages={657 - 662}
}
  • Mohammad A. Rafey
  • Published 1 November 2009
  • Medicine
  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
To diagnose and manage hypertension optimally, we may need to do more than measure the patient’s blood pressure in the office using traditional sphygmomanometry. A variety of devices—some already available, validated, and reimbursable, some still in development—provide more information and give us a better picture of the patient’s true hypertensive status, degree of blood pressure control, and risk of end-organ damage. Several new devices provide more information than does traditional… 
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