| Thermostatted measurement of systolic blood pressure on cooled fingers. | |
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PMID: 7466298 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Indirect recording of systolic blood pressure on fingers was performed after local cooling using a double-inlet plastic cuff on one phalanx. Cooling induces constriction of the digital arteries and the delayed re-opening during cuff deflation is recordable by the decrease in finger systolic pressure. A new device for rapid thermostatic equilibration using Peltier elements is described. The method was applied to three groups of normal subjects: seventeen indoor working females, sixteen indoor working males and twenty working males. After mild body cooling the finger systolic pressure was decreased on average to 88% in all three groups at a finger temperature of 15 degrees C (95% lower confidence limit 68%). Young females with complaints of cold hands or Raynaud's phenomenon had significantly lower pressures and the method is therefore applicable for routine investigations. |
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Authors:
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S L Nielsen; C J Sørensen; N Olsen |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation Volume: 40 ISSN: 0036-5513 ISO Abbreviation: Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest. Publication Date: 1980 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1981-04-13 Completed Date: 1981-04-13 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404375 Medline TA: Scand J Clin Lab Invest Country: NORWAY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 683-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Blood Pressure Determination / instrumentation, methods* Body Temperature Female Humans Male Middle Aged Plethysmography Raynaud Disease / diagnosis Temperature |
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