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Trends in end digit preference for blood pressure and associations with cardiovascular outcomes in Canadian and UK primary care: a retrospective observational study.

Michelle GreiverSumeet KaliaTeja VorugantiBabak AliarzadehRahim MoineddinWilliam HintonMartin DawesFrank SullivanSaddaf SyedJohn WilliamsSimon de Lusignan
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
Acquisition of an AOBP machine was associated with a decrease in EDP levels. Sites with higher rates of EDP had lower mean BPs and a higher frequency of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The routine use of manual office-based BP measurement should be reconsidered.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • blood pressure
  • clinical practice
  • deep learning
  • heart rate
  • hypertensive patients
  • cross sectional
  • emergency department
  • blood glucose