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FACTORS AFFECTING BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS VISITING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Khyber Medical University Journal, 2023
OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors affecting blood pressure (BP) control in adult hypertensive patients.  METHODS: A total of 246 adult hypertensive patients of both genders, age 20 years and above were included in this descriptive study conducted at ...
Yasmin Akhtar, Muhammad Abdur Rahman Afridi, Zafar Ali   +2 more
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Which blood pressure metrics should be used in patients on dialysis? [PDF]

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Remarkable progress has recently been achieved in blood pressure (BP) control based on key research findings in the general population. It has been observed that maintaining BP slightly lower than previously recommended goals leads to better clinical ...
Ji Yong Jung
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An improved method for the determination of histamine release in man: its application in studies with propanidid and thiopentone [PDF]

, 1972
Histamine release by propanidid and thiopentone was demonstrated with the use of a highly sensitive and specific method for determining histamine in human plasma. 5 min after i.v.
Lorenz, Wilfried, Doenicke, A., Hutzel, M., Geesing, H., Kusche, J., Meyer, R., Barth, H., Reimann, H. J., Weissenbacher, B.   +8 more
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Determination of wave speed and distensibility of flexible tubes using diameter and velocity [PDF]

, 2009
It is well accepted that wave speed is one of the key factors describing wave propagation in arteries. Local wave speed is directly related to the mechanical properties of the arterial wall and is widely used to determine the arterial distensibility ...
Ye Li, Li, Y, Khir, AW, A.W. Khir
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Blood pressure measurement: arm circumference and cuff size availability La medición de la presión arterial: circunferencia del brazo y disponibilidad de manguitos Medida da pressão arterial: circunferência braquial e disponibilidade de manguitos

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2009
To avoid inaccurate blood pressure (BP) readings, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends cuff width (CW) encircling 40% of the arm circumference (AC) and cuff length at least 80-100%.
Eugenia Velludo Veiga, Edna Aparecida Moura Arcuri, Lyne Cloutier, Jair Lício Ferreira Santos   +3 more
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Detecting Vital Signs with Wearable Wireless Sensors [PDF]

, 2010
The emergence of wireless technologies and advancements in on-body sensor design can enable change in the conventional health-care system, replacing it with wearable health-care systems, centred on the individual.
Yilmaz, T, Yang Hao, Robert Foster, Hao, Y, Tuba Yilmaz, Foster, R   +5 more
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MEDIDA INDIRETA DA PRESSÃO ARTERIAL EM FUNÇÃO DA LARGURA DO MANGUITO, EM PACIENTES NAS FASES PRÉOPERATÓRIA IMEDIATA, RECEPÇÃO NO CENTRO CIRÚRGICO E PÓS ANESTÉSICA

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
Este estudo visou comparar em pacientes submetidos a cirurgias, medidas de pressão arterial obtidas com duas larguras de manguito: a largura padrão, de 12 cm, usada internacionalmente, e a largura correspondente a 0,38 da medida da circunferência do ...
Aparecida de Cassia Giani Peniche, Edna Apparecida Moura Arcuri   +1 more
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Life Style as a Blood Pressure Determinant [PDF]

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1996
In Belgium, an affluent Western European country, participation in sports, alcohol intake, and living in a working class area were identified as the life style factors with the closest associations with the blood pressure level. Obesity was another important blood pressure correlate.
J A, Staessen, L, Bieniaszewski, K, Pardaens, V, Petrov, L, Thijs, R, Fagard   +5 more
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Risk factors and preventive measures for abnormal blood pressure during hemodialysis filtration for patients with sepsis [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Background/Aim. Hemodialysis filtration (HDF) plays an extremely important role in treating patients with sepsis and subsequent acute renal failure. However, abnormal blood pressure (ABP) during HDF badly influences the prognosis and increases all-cause ...
Zhang Chunfang, Lin Tingting, Xia Yu, Zhang Daowei   +3 more
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Validade de um monitor digital de pulso para mensuração de pressão arterial em comparação com um esfigmomanômetro de mercúrio Validity of a wrist digital monitor for blood pressure measurement in comparison to a mercury sphygmomanometer

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2010
FUNDAMENTO: Medidas válidas da pressão arterial, em situações clínicas e na comunidade, são essenciais para a monitoração dessa variável em nível populacional.
Ana M. B. Menezes, Samuel C. Dumith, Ricardo B. Noal, Ana Paula Nunes, Fernanda I. Mendonça, Cora L. P. Araújo, Marta A. Duval, Paulo E. Caruso, Pedro C. Hallal   +8 more
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