Brachial or wrist blood pressure in obese patients: which is the best?

De Senarclens, Olivier George; Feihl, François; Giusti, Vittorio; Engelberger, Rolf P; Rodieux, Frédérique; Gomez, Patrick; Liaudet, Lucas; Waeber, Bernard

doi:10.1097/MBP.0b013e3282fd16e3

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Brachial or wrist blood pressure in obese patients: which is the best?

ContributorsDe Senarclens, Olivier George; Feihl, François; Giusti, Vittorio; Engelberger, Rolf P; Rodieux, Frédérique; Gomez, Patrick; Liaudet, Lucas; Waeber, Bernard

Published inBlood Pressure Monitoring, vol. 13, no. 3, p. 149-151

Publication date2008

Abstract

Blood pressure (BP) measured in obese patients with a large arm circumference using a cuff of standard width may be overestimated.

Keywords

Adult
Blood Pressure Determination/instrumentation/methods
Brachial Artery/physiology
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Sphygmomanometers
Wrist

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie, soins intensifs et urgences

Research groups

Groupe Desmeules Jules (pharmacologie/toxicologie) (567)

Citation (ISO format)

DE SENARCLENS, Olivier George et al. Brachial or wrist blood pressure in obese patients: which is the best? In: Blood Pressure Monitoring, 2008, vol. 13, n° 3, p. 149–151. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e3282fd16e3

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PID : unige:99807
DOI : 10.1097/MBP.0b013e3282fd16e3
PMID : 18496290

ISSN of the journal1359-5237

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Brachial or wrist blood pressure in obese patients: which is the best?

Blood pressure (BP) measured in obese patients with a large arm circumference using a cuff of standard width may be overestimated.

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