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Are portable ankle brachial pressure index measurement devices suitable for hypertension screening?

OBJECTIVE: In a large-scale population cardiovascular screening programme, peripheral artery disease (PAD) and hypertension would ideally be rapidly assessed using a single device. The ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) is calculated by comparing the ankle and brachial blood pressure (BP). However...

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Autores principales: Janus, Justyna, Nicholls, Jennifer K., Pallett, Edward, Bown, Matthew, Chung, Emma M. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10030014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36943856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283281