Blood Pressure

Reports summarize blood pressure research from J.B. Joensen and co-authors

Published in Blood Weekly, July 31st, 2008

"This study assesses measurement variation in the measurement of ankle systolic blood pressure (ABP) when measured with Doppler ultrasound and with the strain gauge method. Ninety-seven patients were included," researchers in Copenhagen, Denmark report.

"ABP was measured with Doppler ultrasound and with the strain gauge method. The methods were compared graphically by scatterplots and analyzed by paired t test, analysis of variance, and Pitman's paired variance ratio test. ABP was measured by strain gauge in all extremities, whereas no Doppler signal was obtainable in 7 limbs (4%). There was no systematic difference in measurements between the means of the two...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-07-31)

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