Journal of General Practice

Juha P Varis

Publications

• Review Article
  The Choice of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Device Matters: Differences between Three Commercial Monitors Used in Finnish General Practice
  Author(s): Juha P Varis and Ilkka KantolaJuha P Varis and Ilkka Kantola
  
  Objectives: The use of home blood pressure measurement in the follow-up of antihypertensive treatment is rapidly increasing. Published non-commercial comparisons or validation studies between different types of home monitors have been rare. We describe here the results from a study in which three home blood pressure monitors from two manufacturers were compared. Methods: Three different upper arm automatic blood pressure measuring devices: Microlife BP 3AC 1-1, Microlife BP3AG1 and Omron M4-I were compared in a randomized study. It was carried out among 65 Finnish normo- and hypertensive people who used all three devices at home for one-week of blood pressure monitoring and measured their blood pressure twice both in the morning and in the evening. Results: An about 2 mm Hg difference in systolic, diastolic and.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9126.1000106

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