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Unattended compared to traditional blood pressure measurement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised cross-over study.

Elena BartoloniPaolo VerdecchiaElisa MarcucciCarlo PerriconeGiacomo CafaroClara RicciniLorenzo SpighiBenedetta GildoniClaudio CavalliniPaolo VerdecchiaRoberto Gerli
Published in: Annals of medicine (2022)
In RA patients, "unattended" BP is lower than traditional ("attended") BP and more closely associated with LV mass. In these patients, the "unattended" automated BP measurement is a promising tool which requires further evaluation.KEY MESSAGES"Unattended" automated blood pressure registration, aimed to reduce the "white-coat effect" is lower than "attended" value in rheumatoid arthritis patients."Unattended" blood pressure is more closely associated with left ventricular mass than "attende" registration.
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