Disease relevance of Sphygmomanometers

• Dilazep (0.2 mg/kg body weight by IV infusion for ten minutes) significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure (random-zero sphygmomanometer) on average by 13.3 and 10.6 mm Hg respectively [1].
• ABPM was performed using the Quiet Trak 98 model by Welch Allyn automatic auscultatory sphygmomanometer for a 24-hour period, for those with clinic documented hypertension [2].
• More patients had systolic orthostatic hypotension (SBP fall > or =20 mmHg on standing) measured by the sphygmomanometer during the late than early phase (19 [22%] vs 6 [7%]; respectively, p=0.009), but not when measured by the monitor (10 [12%] vs 9 [11%], respectively) [3].

Psychiatry related information on Sphygmomanometers

• MEASUREMENTS: Systolic (BPsys) and diastolic (BPdia) blood pressure by mercury sphygmomanometer, total cholesterol by reflectance photometry, and physical activity by questionnaire [4].

High impact information on Sphygmomanometers

• Measured by a conventional sphygmomanometer, systolic and diastolic blood pressures fell significantly in patients who received diltiazem, whereas no consistent changes occurred in those who received placebo [5].
• Compared with wild-type controls, systolic blood pressure measured by tail cuff sphygmomanometer was reduced by 12 mmHg (1 mmHg = 133 Pa) in Agtr1A(+/-) mice and by 24 mmHg in Agtr1A(-/-) mice [6].
• RESULTS: By clinical sphygmomanometer measurements at the end of the 24-hour or 12-hour dosing intervals (trough), all three losartan dosages were significantly more effective than placebo at decreasing systolic and diastolic blood pressures [7].
• Endothelial cell function in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients, both with and without retinopathy, was assessed by measuring the plasma fibrinolytic activity and fibronectin after 10 min venous stasis induced by a sphygmomanometer cuff [8].
• METHODS : In 32 patients treated with calcineurin inhibitors (RTX-CI, cyclosporine n = 16, tacrolimus n = 16) mean arterial pressure (MAP, automatic sphygmomanometer), muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA, microneurography) and distensibility coefficients of the brachial and carotid arteries (pulsed Doppler) were measured [9].

Biological context of Sphygmomanometers

• DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of six simultaneous blood pressure measurements in 106 IDDM patients aged 32.6+/-12.0 years (mean +/- SD) and 92 healthy control subjects aged 27.1+/-8.9 years with the SpaceLabs device and a sphygmomanometer [10].
• Blood pressure and heart rate were determined every 2-4 h using an automatic sphygmomanometer during an abrupt cessation of the previous beta-adrenoceptor blocking drug and commencement of treatment with enalapril 20 mg o.d. 12 h later [11].

Associations of Sphygmomanometers with chemical compounds

• Clinic blood pressure was measured by sphygmomanometer, and plasma concentrations of aldosterone, cortisol, angiotensin II, electrolytes and renin activity (PRA) were determined weekly [12].
• MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Blood pressure was measured using the Dinamap 1846 automated sphygmomanometer and cholesterol using the Lipotrend C [13].
• In this study, a recently marketed proprietary finger blood pressure monitor, the Marshall, Astro F-88, was compared with the standard auscultative brachial mercury sphygmomanometer on 125 subjects [14].
• Blood pressure and heart rate were measured with the Auto-Manometer, an electronic semi-automatic device based on the principles of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine sphygmomanometer [15].
• The Federal Aviation Administration has recently ordered a physician's kit be installed aboard all commercial aircraft in the United States. The kit includes epinephrine, diphenhydramine HCl, nitroglycerin tablets, 50% dextrose injection, oropharyngeal airways, stethoscope, and sphygmomanometer [16].

Gene context of Sphygmomanometers

• DESIGN AND METHODS: In a population survey we measured SBP and DBP (using the London School of Hygiene sphygmomanometer) and fasting levels of serum catecholamines, serum insulin and insulin sensitivity in 383 randomly recruited subjects (mean age 25.0 years) of both sexes [17].
• CONCLUSION: Limits of agreement between the SpaceLabs 90207 device and the sphygmomanometer differ between IDDM patients and healthy controls [10].
• Seated systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) were measured using a standard mercury sphygmomanometer [18].
• Patient, observer and instrument variation in the measurement of strength of shoulder abductor muscles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using a modified sphygmomanometer [19].
• Similarly, temporary closure of the A-V access by a sphygmomanometer in eight patients with PHT resulted in a transient decrease in CO (from 6.4+/-0.6 to 5.3+/- 0.5 l/min, P = 0.18) and systolic PAP (from 47.2+/-3.8 to 34.6+/-2.8 mmHg, P<0.028) [20].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Sphygmomanometers

• Peak venous blood levels of methotrexate were reached 1 hour after intra-articular injection, and a sphygmomanometer cuff inflated around the leg above the injected knee for periods of up to 1 hour did not appreciably delay this [21].
• Citrate anticoagulated samples were obtained immediately after application of a tourniquet and 10 minutes after application of a sphygmomanometer inflated to midway between systolic and diastolic pressure [22].
• We conclude that the Marshall 85 oscillometric sphygmomanometer is sufficiently accurate for limited use in the ambulatory care setting [23].

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