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One size does not fit all: universal cuff overestimates oscillometric blood pressure in persons with large arm circumference.
Katrine Bovien Gørlitz
Esben Laugesen
Christian Trolle
Louise Jung Nørgård
Siv Lajlev
Michele Colombo
Mette Bohl
Klavs Würgler Hansen
Published in:
Blood pressure (2024)
Overestimation of BP measured with a universal cuff in persons with large arm circumferences is clinically important. It poses the risk of unnecessary initiation or intensification of antihypertensive medication in persons using the universal cuff.
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