SPHYGMOMANOMETERS IN CLINICAL USE: ARE THEY RELIABLE?

Authors

  • IFTEKHAR AHMAD
  • SHAHINA QAYYUM
  • IFTTEKHAR AHMAD
  • RANA QAMAR
  • MUSTAFA CHAGANI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v42i1-2.23

Keywords:

Blood pressure instruments, calibration

Abstract

Introduction: Hypertension affects approximately 1 billion individual worldwide. It is responsible for
7.1 million premature deaths and 4.5% of disease burden. Higher the BP, the greater is the chance of heart
attack, heart failure, stroke, and kidney disease. The management of Hypertension depends on stage of
Hypertension which is determined by measurement of systolic and diastolic blood Pressure. Accurate
assignment of blood pressure status is crucial from a public health standpoint.
Overestimating or underestimating blood pressure by even 5 mm Hg can mislabel over 20 million persons as
having high normal blood pressure rather than hypertension; conversely, another 20 to 30 million could be
misclassified as hypertensive exposing these persons to the expense and adverse effects of treatment.
Different type of Blood pressure instruments (sphygmomanometer) like mercury and aneroid type are
generally used in our country.
What ever the type for accurate measurement of blood Pressure properly calibrated and validated
instrument should be used.

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AHMAD I, QAYYUM S, AHMAD I, QAMAR R, CHAGANI M. SPHYGMOMANOMETERS IN CLINICAL USE: ARE THEY RELIABLE?. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2012May7 [cited 2024Nov.24];42(1-2). Available from: https://pakheartjournal1.pcs.org.pk/index.php/pk/article/view/23

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1-2 (2009): Pakistan Heart Journal

Section

Original Article

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