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The elevation of forearm arterial blood pressureduring Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff measurements.
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PMID:  10226216     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate why the forearm pressure rises above the systemic blood pressure upon the release of occluding cuff pressure during Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff blood pressure measurements and whether this overshoot could, as has been suggested, be used to predict the accuracy of Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff measurements in a certain patient. DESIGN AND METHODS: Finger arterial pressure was measured during Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff measurements on the same arm. Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff measurements were performed with different cuff deflation rates and after elevation of the arm, to study the nature of the overshoot reaction. Intra-arterial blood pressure was measured contralaterally. Vascular rigidity was measured by impedance plethysmography. RESULTS: Both diastolic and systolic blood pressure overshoots increased with increasing blood pressure, filling of the forearm circulation, pulse pressure, age and vascular rigidityh. They increased when lower, and decreased when higher, cuff deflation rates were used or when the arm was elevated before and during cuff inflation. Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff measurements were accurate, but finger pressures tended to underestimate the intra-arterial blood pressure in patients with high blood pressure overshoots. CONCLUSION: These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the diastolic blood pressure overshoot results from increased filling of the forearm vasculature during Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff measurements. The systolic blood pressure overshoot probably results from pulse wave amplification in the partially occluded artery underneath the upper arm cuff. The overshoot phenomenon was not related to Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff errors.
Authors:
Bos; van Goudoever J; van Montfrans GA; Wesseling
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Blood pressure monitoring     Volume:  1     ISSN:  1473-5725     ISO Abbreviation:  Blood Press Monit     Publication Date:  1996 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-05-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9606438     Medline TA:  Blood Press Monit     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  141-147     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, and Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Rotterdam, Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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