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Measurement of Blood Pressure in the Office: Recognizing the Problem and Proposing the Solution

Myers, Martin G., Godwin, Marshall, Dawes, Martin, Kiss, Alexander, Tobe, Sheldon W., Kaczorowski, Janusz·2010·Hypertension

Abstract

T he widely accepted cut-point for normal blood pressure (BP) in the office setting evolved over several decades, based on data derived from a variety of sources.The Actuarial Society of America was one of the first organizations to publish BP data on thousands of community residents, followed by other classic studies such as Framingham, Western Electric Company, Kaiser Permanente, and the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial. 1,2In every instance, BP readings were based on measurements taken by specially trained health professionals following guidelines for proper BP measurement.As a result of these and other population studies examining the association between different BP levels and cardiovascular outcomes, the importance of systolic and diastolic hypertension was recognized and an office BP of 140/90 mm Hg became the universally established cut-point for separating normal BP from hypertension.

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  1. Pickering G. High blood pressure. London: J&A Churchill Ltd; 1968:229.
  2. Parati G, Omboni S, Bilo G. Why is out-of-office blood pressure mea- surement needed? Hypertension. 2009;54:181-187.

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Authors
Myers, M. G., Godwin, M., Dawes, M., Kiss, A., Tobe, S. W., & Kaczorowski, J.
Affiliations
Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
Venue
Hypertension
Published
2010-02
Volume
55
Issue
2
Pages
195-200
ISSN
  • 0194-911X (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4563
OpenAlex
W2171867406
Cited by
260
References
37
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 27 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 19
FWCI
8.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Hypertension (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Sodium Intake and Health
Keywords
office blood pressure measurement, normotension, systolic hypertension, diastolic hypertension, cardiovascular outcomes, Framingham Heart Study, Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
MeSH terms
Blood Pressure Determination, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Office Visits, Ontario, Reference Standards, Risk Factors, Self Care, Reproducibility of Results, Blood Pressure Monitors, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory

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