Document Type

Opinion Piece

The Perils of Automated Wrist-Cuff Devices and Dental Chairs in Opportunistic Blood Pressure Screening

Authors

Merrill F. Elias, University of Maine
Amanda L. Goodell, University of Maine
Adam Davey, University of Delaware

Publication Title

American Journal of Hypertension

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

12-16-2020

First Page

567

Last Page

568

Issue Number

6

Volume Number

34

Abstract/ Summary

In our opinion, the automated arm-cuff method should be used where the goal is OBPS and the patient should be properly seated at a table with BP measurement conducted following the recommendations of the American Heart Association.

Repository Citation

Elias, Merrill F.; Goodell, Amanda L.; and Davey, Adam, "The Perils of Automated Wrist-Cuff Devices and Dental Chairs in Opportunistic Blood Pressure Screening" (2020). Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Papers. 78.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/longitudinal_papers/78

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Merrill F Elias, Amanda L Goodell, Adam Davey, The Perils of Automated Wrist-Cuff Devices and Dental Chairs in Opportunistic Blood Pressure Screening, American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 34, Issue 6, June 2021, Pages 567–568, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpaa216

DOI

10.1093/ajh/hpaa216

Version

publisher's version of the published document