FUNCTIONAL BLOOD-PRESSURE

Comparison of Various Blood Pressure Measurement Techniques with Standard Office Based Blood Pressure Mesurement

Introduction: In order to control Hypertension, it is necessary to understand the methods of blood pressure measurement. Recent guidelines emphasize on employing appropriate blood pressure measurement techniques and white coat hypertension. Definition and methods of blood pressure measurement have changed in the American guideline based on SPRINT trial (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Tria...

Blood pressure and functional recovery in acute ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The relevance of elevated blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke and its most appropriate management are unresolved. We aimed to evaluate the rate of functional recovery with relation to early blood pressure management in patients with ischemic stroke. METHODS Four hundred eighty-one consecutive ischemic stroke patients were admitted to the Neurology Service within 20....

Functional limitation and intermittent claudication: impact of blood pressure measurements.

BACKGROUND Arterial hypertension is an important risk factor for Lower-Limb Occlusive Arterial Disease (LLOAD). However, the correlation between blood pressure and pulse pressure (PP) with LLOAD severity and functional impairment resulting from this disease is not well established in the Brazilian population. OBJECTIVE To verify whether there is a correlation between blood pressure, PP, LLOAD...

Blood and Blood-Pressure

Deliberately Lowering Blood Pressure with Sodium Nitroprusside

The goal of hyptensive anesthesia is the safe reduction of intraoperative blood loss, thus reducing transfusion risks.  Previous hypotensive technics had a narrow margin of safety in that cardiac output was usually reduced in proportion to the degree of induced hypotension. This is in contrast to the results of our study, in which Sodium Nitroprusside was used as the sole hypotensive agent. Ni...