Correct Cuff Size
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1. Blood pressure in children using correct cuff width: hypertension, cardiovascular and gestational complications in longitudinal study of 25 years / Pressão arterial em crianças com o manguito de largura correta: hipertensão, complicações cardiovasculares e gestacionais em estudo longitudinal de 25 anos
To avoid hyper or hypo-estimated Blood Pressure (BP) readings, from 1951 to 1993 the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended a cuff width to arm circumference (CW/AC) ratio of 0.40, In 2005 this association emphasized the importance of cuff length to guarantee accurate BP measurements. In 1982, the traditional AHA recommendation was employed to check BP
Publicado em: 2008