106 this point the evidence seems clear: routine office blood pressures, and even SOBP,
should no longer be used to diagnose hypertension nor to adjust treatment. So what are the …

Parati et al Blood Pressure Measurement Outside the Office e21 (white-coat effect), leading
to overestimation of actual BP levels and to underestimation of treatment effects12 (Figure …

NEW ORLEANS—Most physicians and their staffs do a poor job of measuring patient blood
pressure, said hypertension experts at the scientific meeting of the American Society of …

3. Automated OBP, in which the patient is resting alone in the examination room
(unattended) and BP is measured using an automated device that gives the average of …

The measurement of blood pressure in the office (OBP) remains the basis for hypertension
diagnosis and management for more than half a century. Despite the increasing use of out …

An enormous volume of research had emerged that tried (somewhat in vain) to attribute
hypertension to hyperinsulinemia. Despite the large progress in understanding the …

Abstract Objective To provide FPs with detailed knowledge of automated office blood
pressure (AOBP) measurement, its potential role in primary care, and its proper use in the …

Nearly 80 years ago, an astute pair of Boston physicians recognized that a few blood
pressures measured during visits to a doctor's office might be misleading with regard to the …

This evidence‐based article endorses the use of automated office blood pressure (AOBP).
AOBP is the most favorable office blood pressure (BP) measuring technique as it provides …

A recent article by Graves and Sheps 1 criticizing the quality of the blood pressure (BP)
measurement procedure performed by physicians deserves some additional comments …