Cell Phone Information Seeking Explains Blood Pressure in African American Women [PDF]
Although cell phone use and Internet access via cell phone is not marked by racial disparities, little is known about how cell phone use relates to blood pressure and health information seeking behaviors.
Jones, Lenette M. +2 more
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Blood Pressure Measurements in 780 Apparently Healthy Cats [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Mean systolic blood pressure in apparently healthy cats has been reported as approximately 125 mmHg using direct assessment, but there is greater variability in reported values using indirect assessment.
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Community based trial of home blood pressure monitoring with nurse-led telephone support in patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack recently discharged from hospital. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: High blood pressure in patients with stroke increases the risk of recurrence but management in the community is often inadequate. Home blood pressure monitoring may increase patients' involvement in their care, increase compliance, and reduce
Conroy, R +5 more
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An NGO-Implemented Community-Clinic Health Worker Approach to Providing Long-Term Care for Hypertension in a Remote Region of Southern India. [PDF]
Poor blood pressure control results in tremendous morbidity and mortality in India where the leading cause of death among adults is from coronary heart disease.
Agnew, Kaylan +9 more
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Evaluation of the Linear Relationship Between Pulse Arrival Time and Blood Pressure in ICU Patients: Potential and Limitations [PDF]
A variety of techniques based on the indirect measurement of blood pressure (BP) by Pulse Transit Time (PTT) have been explored over the past few years.
Braiam Escobar-Restrepo +3 more
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A review of machine learning techniques in photoplethysmography for the non-invasive cuff-less measurement of blood pressure [PDF]
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a leading cause of death throughout the world and a critical factor for increasing the risk of serious diseases, including cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and heart failure.
El-Hajj, C., Kyriacou, P. A.
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High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease
Fragmented investigation has masked the overall picture for causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Among the risk factors for CVD, high blood pressure (BP) is associated with the strongest evidence for causation and it has a high prevalence of exposure.
F. Fuchs, P. Whelton
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Minimally sufficient numbers of measurements for validation of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring in chronic kidney disease [PDF]
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) remains a reference standard, but the minimal number of ABPM readings required to diagnose hypertension has not been empirically validated. Among 360 patients with chronic kidney disease and 38 healthy controls,
Agarwal, Rajiv, Tu, Wanzhu
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Blood Pressure Measurement. [PDF]
Blood Pressure Measurement. Produced by the British Hypertension Society. BMJ Publishing Group; £47.00. ISBN 0727-913743. \**\*|\* This CD-ROM specifies on its outside cover, in some detail, the minimum system requirements. These will not be met by all equipment currently in use in medical libraries nor by bottom of the range home computing.
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Standards for blood donors selection are established to ensure the safety of both donors and recipients, as well as the quality of blood products and an adequate blood supply.
Expert Panel on Blood Pressure Screening Strategies for Blood Donor Selection
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