A new and specific automated blood pressure device for exercise stress testing.
J Hum Hypertens
; 2022 Dec 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2271621
ABSTRACT
Blood pressure (BP) measurement plays a critical role in cardiac stress testing and is most commonly assessed manually. The emphasis of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has renewed the interest in and the need for an automated BP device for incremental exercise stress testing. We assessed the accuracy of a new automated blood pressure device specifically manufactured for cardiac stress testing. Thirty-five adults aged 35 ± 16 years were studied during an incremental stress test on the cycle ergometer. Three observers measured BP simultaneously, two listening to Korotkoff sounds using a dual-headed stethoscope and one using headphones to listen to sounds generated by an automated BP device. With increasing workload, systolic BP increased progressively without significant differences in BP readings between any observer compared with the automated monitor at any stage during exercise. Systolic BP obtained with the BP machine was strongly correlated with those obtained by the stethoscope observers (r = 0.96) and the observer with headphones (r = 0.95). Diastolic BP obtained with the BP machine was moderately and significantly associated with those obtained by the stethoscope observers (r = 0.75) and the observer with headphones (r = 0.75). The automated BP monitor specifically made for cardiac stress testing accurately measured both systolic and diastolic blood pressure during exercise.
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MEDLINE
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Vascular Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41371-022-00784-9
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