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For accurate blood pressure measurement, cuff size matters

For accurate blood pressure measurement, cuff size matters

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Kenny Lin
Aug 27, 2023
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A thought-provoking editorial in the August issue of American Family Physician discussed the reasons for the divergence in treatment guidelines for mild hypertension that followed the publication of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). Dr. Stephen Martin noted that “in SPRINT, blood pressure was measured using ideal techniques that a…

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