Beyond office sphygmomanometry: ways to better assess blood pressure.
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Abstract
To diagnose and manage hypertension optimally, we may need to do more than measure the patient's blood pressure in the office using traditional sphygmomanometry. A variety of devices--some already available, validated, and reimbursable, some still in development--provide more information and give us a better picture of the patient's true hypertensive status, degree of blood pressure control, and risk of end-organ damage.