International Consensus on Standardized Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement - A Call to Action.

Cheung, Alfred K;Whelton, Paul K;Muntner, Paul;Schutte, Aletta E;Mann, Johannes F E;et.al.
(2023) The American Journal of Medicine — Vol. 136, n° 5, p. 438-445 (2023)

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  • Cheung, Alfred K
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  • Whelton, Paul K
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  • Muntner, Paul
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  • Schutte, Aletta E
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  • Persu, Alexandreorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Mann, Johannes F E
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Abstract
High blood pressure (BP) is the single leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide and lowering BP substantially reduces that risk. Effective BP management relies on accurate measurement. This joint statement from 13 scientific health organizations around the globe has the focused goal of emphasizing the importance of, and introducing a pragmatic approach to, standardized clinic BP measurement implemented in clinical practice. [...]
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Cheung, A. K., Whelton, P. K., Muntner, P., Schutte, A. E., Moran, A. E., Williams, B., Sarafidis, P., Chang, T. I., Daskalopoulou, S. S., Flack, J. M., Jennings, G., Juraschek, S. P., Kreutz, R., Mancia, G., Nesbitt, S., Ordunez, P., Padwal, R., Persu, A., Rabi, D., et al. (2023). International Consensus on Standardized Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement - A Call to Action. The American Journal of Medicine, 136(5), 438-445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.12.015 (Original work published 2023)