Blood Pressure MonitoringPub Date : 2023-10-01Epub Date: 2023-06-21DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000654
Rosana Lima Garcia, Marcus Tolentino Silva, Amaury Zatorre Amaral, Giovanio Vieira Silva
{"title":"Cost-utility analysis of diagnostic methods for arterial hypertension in primary care for Brazil: ABPM vs. OBPM vs. HBPM.","authors":"Rosana Lima Garcia, Marcus Tolentino Silva, Amaury Zatorre Amaral, Giovanio Vieira Silva","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000654","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000654","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Arterial hypertension (AH) is diagnosed using three methods: office blood pressure measurement (OBPM), home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM), and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). No economic studies have evaluated the impact of incorporating these strategies for AH diagnosis into the Brazilian public health system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Markov model was created to evaluate the costs associated with AH diagnosis using the ABPM, HBPM, and OBPM. Patients were entered into the model with SBP ≥ 130 mmHg or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg obtained using OBPM. The model was based on cost, quality adjusted life-years (QALYs), and incremental costs per QALY. In the economic analysis, the costs were calculated from the perspective of the payer of the Brazilian public health system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the cost-utility analysis of the three methods, ABPM was the most cost-effective strategy compared to HBPM and OBPM in all groups over 35 years of age. Compared with OBPM, ABPM was a cost-effective strategy, as it presented higher costs in all scenarios, but with better QALYs. Compared to HBPM, ABPM was the dominant strategy for all age groups, presenting lower costs and higher QALYs. When comparing HBPM with OBPM, the results were similar to those described for ABPM (i.e. it was a cost-effective strategy).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>With a willingness-to-pay threshold of R$35 000 per QALY gained, both ABPM and HBPM are cost-effective methods compared with OBPM in all scenarios. In Brazilian healthcare facilities that currently diagnose AH using OBPM, both ABPM and HBPM may be more cost-effective choices.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 5","pages":"260-267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10564328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood Pressure MonitoringPub Date : 2023-10-01Epub Date: 2023-06-07DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000657
Vanessa Heidemann Grawe, Silmara Salete de Barros Silva Mastroeni, Zaíne Glaci Duarte Corrêa, Marco Fabio Mastroeni
{"title":"Waist circumference and blood pressure in Brazilian children.","authors":"Vanessa Heidemann Grawe, Silmara Salete de Barros Silva Mastroeni, Zaíne Glaci Duarte Corrêa, Marco Fabio Mastroeni","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000657","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000657","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>We aimed to examine the association between waist circumference and blood pressure (BP) in children at 9 years of age.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study of 142 children enrolled in a cohort study conducted at the participants' homes in southern Brazil. SBP and DBP were measured using the auscultatory method. Waist circumference was measured with a 150-cm flexible tape. Logistic regression adjusted for important covariates was used to examine the association between waist circumference and BP.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of high BP in children was 20.4%. High BP was more prevalent in males (69.0%). The average SBP/DBP on the right arm was 98/60 mmHg in females and 101/62 mmHg in males. An important proportion of children was classified as having high BP and BMI (44.8%) and waist circumference (50.0%) > 85th percentile (P < 0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that children with high BMI and waist circumference were 3.91 (95% confidence interval, 1.31-11.71, P = 0.015) times more likely to have high BP than those ≤85th percentile, even after adjusting for other covariates.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study revealed that waist circumference was associated with both SBP and DBP in 9-year-old children and increased waist circumference was the determining factor of cardiovascular risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 5","pages":"244-252"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10199850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood Pressure MonitoringPub Date : 2023-10-01Epub Date: 2023-06-22DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000658
Hui-Jie Zhang, Yue Peng, Juan Zhang, Jin Zhang, Li-Ni Teng, Shu-Juan Zhang, De-Jun Zhou, Ming-Zhi Long
{"title":"Validation of the YuWell YE660D oscillometric upper-arm blood pressure monitor for clinic and home in general population according to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization Universal Standard (International Organization for Standardization 81060-2:2018) and the International Organization for Standardization Amendment 1. 2020.","authors":"Hui-Jie Zhang, Yue Peng, Juan Zhang, Jin Zhang, Li-Ni Teng, Shu-Juan Zhang, De-Jun Zhou, Ming-Zhi Long","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000658","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000658","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the accuracy of the YuWell YE660D oscillometric upper-arm blood pressure (BP) monitor in general population (for clinic and home BP measurements in adults) according to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization (AAMI/ESH/ISO) Universal Standard (ISO 81060-2 : 2018) and its Amendment 1. 2020.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Subjects were recruited to fulfill the age, sex, BP and cuff distribution criteria of the AAMI/ESH/ISO Universal Standard in general population using the same arm sequential BP measurement method. Two cuffs of the test device were used for arm circumferences 22-32 cm (standard) and 22-45 cm (wide range).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ninety-two subjects were recruited and 85 subjects were analyzed. For validation criterion 1, the mean ± SD of the differences between the test device and reference BP readings was 0.3 ± 7.2/2.2 ± 5.5 mmHg (systolic/diastolic). For validation criterion 2, the SD of the averaged BP differences between the test device and reference BP per subject was 6.1/4.8 mmHg (systolic/diastolic).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The YuWell YE660D oscillometric upper-arm electronic BP monitor has passed the requirements of the AAMI/ESH/ISO Universal Standard (ISO 81060-2 : 2018) and its Amendment 1. 2020 in adults and hence can be recommended for home and clinical use.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 5","pages":"276-279"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10564330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors related to medication adherence in patients with hypertension in Iran: a systematic review study.","authors":"Golara Maleki, Rohollah Norian, Babak Moeini, Majid Barati, Shahnaz Maleki, Maryam Afshari","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000665","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000665","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to review the available studies of the factors in Iranian hypertensive patients' adherence to drug treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four Persian databases and seven English databases were searched. The articles, which were published from 2000 to 2022 in Persian and English and examined the adherence to drug treatment in the Iranian population of adults with high blood pressure, were reviewed. Based on the primary examination, 31 of the initial 1062 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. The evidence, which was provided by the examined articles, was summarized and discussed using the 5-dimensional framework of adherence to long-term treatments, which was developed by WHO.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The factors that significantly correlated with adherence to drug treatment in the examined studies were: (1) factors that were related to the health team or the health system: patients' satisfaction with their doctor-patient relationship; (2) factors that were related to the conditions: the number of concomitant diseases, high quality of life and the implementation of effective interventions; (3) factors which were related to the treatment: long duration of illness, short intervals between the visits, duration of treatment, lower numbers of drugs, and the patient's blood pressure control; and (4) factors that were related to the patient: self-efficacy, health literacy, social support, locus of control, illness perception, beliefs, attitude, knowledge, and cues to action.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is possible to draw definite conclusions about the factors which affect adherence to drug treatment in patients with high blood pressure because most of the relevant studies have been cross-sectional. Therefore, in the future, valuable results can be obtained by conducting more studies that preferably use objective instruments for assessing adherence to drug treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 5","pages":"221-235"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10196465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood Pressure MonitoringPub Date : 2023-08-01Epub Date: 2023-06-07DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000652
Amir Baniasad, Abnoos Mokhtari Ardekan, Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh, Fatemeh Mousavi Mehdiabadi
{"title":"The relationship between vitamin D and short-term blood pressure variability.","authors":"Amir Baniasad, Abnoos Mokhtari Ardekan, Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh, Fatemeh Mousavi Mehdiabadi","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000652","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and short-term blood pressure variability (BPV) in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred newly diagnosed patients with stage one essential hypertension were included and divided into two groups, the deficient and non-deficient groups, according to their 25(OH)D level. The blood pressure was recorded automatically by a portable ambulatory blood pressure monitor for 24 h.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the present study, there was no significant relationship between vitamin D levels and short-term BPV or other parameters derived from ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) (P > 0.05). Age (r = 0.260, P = 0.009), serum phosphorus (r = 0.271, P = 0.007), and cholesterol levels (r = 0.310, P = 0.011) were positively correlated with 25(OH)D levels, while glomerular filtration rate (r = -0.232, P = 0.021) negatively correlated with vitamin D levels. There was no crude or adjusted relationship between the levels of 25(OH)D and any parameters of ABPM in multiple linear regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although the relationship between vitamin D levels and cardiovascular diseases has been confirmed, vitamin D deficiency does not cause an increase in cardiovascular risk by influencing the short-term BPV or other parameters derived from ABPM.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 4","pages":"193-198"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9857279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood Pressure MonitoringPub Date : 2023-08-01Epub Date: 2023-06-08DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000650
Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi, Izadora Nobre, Jozimar Prazeres, Maycon Henrique de Melo, Roberto Bianco, Tânia Maria Novais, Paula de Lourdes Oliveira, Thiago Antonio Souza, Maria Jacqueline Ribeiro, Paulo Adriano Schwingel
{"title":"Impact of dynamic explosive resistance exercise with elastic bands on pulse pressure in hypertensive older adults: a randomized crossover study.","authors":"Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi, Izadora Nobre, Jozimar Prazeres, Maycon Henrique de Melo, Roberto Bianco, Tânia Maria Novais, Paula de Lourdes Oliveira, Thiago Antonio Souza, Maria Jacqueline Ribeiro, Paulo Adriano Schwingel","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000650","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the acute responses of pulse pressure (PP), SBP, and DBP to dynamic explosive resistance exercise (DERE) with elastic resistance bands in hypertensive older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eighteen hypertensive older adults were randomly assigned to participate in DERE and control sessions. PP, SBP, and DBP were measured before (baseline) and after each session (immediately, 10, and 20 min after the session). The DERE protocol has five sets of two consecutive exercises.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was an important clinical decrease in PP (Δ = -7.8 mmHg; dz = 0.7) and in DBP (Δ = -6.3 mmHg; dz = 0.6) favoring the exercise session post-20 min in the intersession comparison. DERE also promoted lowering levels in SBP (140.3 ± 16.0 vs. 126.2 ± 14.3 mmHg; Δ = -14.1 mmHg; P = 0.04) with a large effect size ( dz = 0.9) post-20 min when compared to the control session.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings indicate that DERE with elastic resistance bands improved SBP in hypertensive older adults. In addition, our results support the hypothesis that DERE can an important clinical decrease in PP and DBP. According to this, professionals may have additional exercise training possibilities with elastic resistance bands when prescribing resistance exercises for systemic arterial hypertension treatment in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 4","pages":"208-214"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9790717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood Pressure MonitoringPub Date : 2023-08-01Epub Date: 2023-04-05DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000648
Chien-Nan Lee, Cho-Kai Wu, I-Chih Huang
{"title":"Validation of the AViTA BPM636 upper arm blood pressure monitor in adults and pregnant women according to the ANSI/AAMI/ISO 81060-2:2013.","authors":"Chien-Nan Lee, Cho-Kai Wu, I-Chih Huang","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000648","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000648","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the accuracy of the AViTA oscillometric upper arm home blood pressure (BP) monitor in adult and pregnant populations according to the American National Standards Institute/Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/ International Organization for Standardization (ANSI/AAMI/ISO) Universal Standard (ISO 81060-2:2013).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>BP measurements on the upper arm were performed on 85 adult subjects and 46 pregnant subjects. The AViTA BPM636 and a standard mercury reference sphygmomanometer were applied and followed the same arm sequential BP measurement method. The universal cuff of the test device was used for arm circumference of 22-42 cm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For validation criterion 1, the mean ± SD of the differences between the test device and reference BP readings was 1.1 ± 5.49/2.9 ± 5.17 mmHg (systolic/diastolic) for adults; and -2.2 ± 5.93/1.5 ± 4.92 mmHg (systolic/diastolic) for pregnant women. For criterion 2, the SD of the averaged BP differences between the test device and reference BP per adult subject was 4.45/4.20 mmHg (systolic/diastolic) and per pregnant women was 4.66/3.96.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The AViTA BPM636 had passed the criteria of the ANSI/AAMI/ISO 81060-2:2013 protocol and can be recommended for home BP measurements in adults and pregnant populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 4","pages":"215-220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309106/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10167246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood Pressure MonitoringPub Date : 2023-08-01Epub Date: 2023-06-08DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000651
Emmi Värri, Lauri Suojanen, Jenni K Koskela, Manoj K Choudhary, Antti Tikkakoski, Mika Kähönen, Pasi I Nevalainen, Jukka Mustonen, Ilkka Pörsti
{"title":"Ambulatory daytime blood pressure versus tonometric blood pressure measurements in the laboratory: effect of posture.","authors":"Emmi Värri, Lauri Suojanen, Jenni K Koskela, Manoj K Choudhary, Antti Tikkakoski, Mika Kähönen, Pasi I Nevalainen, Jukka Mustonen, Ilkka Pörsti","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000651","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000651","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare blood pressure (BP) in tonometric radial artery recordings during passive head-up tilt with ambulatory recordings and evaluate possible laboratory cutoff values for hypertension.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Laboratory BP and ambulatory BP were recorded in normotensive (n = 69), unmedicated hypertensive (n = 190), and medicated hypertensive (n = 151) subjects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean age was 50.2 years, BMI 27.7 kg/m 2 , ambulatory daytime BP 139/87 mmHg, and 276 were male (65%). As supine-to-upright changes in SBP ranged from -52 to +30 mmHg, and in DBP from -21 to +32 mmHg, the mean values of BP supine and upright measurements were compared with ambulatory BP. The mean(supine+upright) systolic laboratory BP was corresponding to ambulatory level (difference +1 mmHg), while mean(supine+upright) DBP was 4 mmHg lower ( P < 0.05) than ambulatory value. Correlograms indicated that laboratory 136/82 mmHg corresponded to ambulatory 135/85 mmHg. When compared with ambulatory 135/85 mmHg, the sensitivity and specificity of laboratory 136/82 mmHg to define hypertension were 71.5% and 77.3% for SBP, and 71.7% and 72.8%, for DBP, respectively. The laboratory cutoff 136/82 mmHg classified 311/410 subjects similarly to ambulatory BP as normotensive or hypertensive, 68 were hypertensive only in ambulatory, while 31 were hypertensive only in laboratory measurements.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>BP responses to upright posture were variable. When compared with ambulatory BP, mean(supine+upright) laboratory cutoff 136/82 mmHg classified 76% of subjects similarly as normotensive or hypertensive. In the remaining 24% the discordant results may be attributed to white-coat or masked hypertension, or higher physical activity during out-of-office recordings.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 4","pages":"199-207"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309093/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10155977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood Pressure MonitoringPub Date : 2023-08-01Epub Date: 2023-06-13DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000655
Abbey Wehrmann, Esther J Tian, Elizabeth Liz Tyack, Saravana Kumar
{"title":"The evidence of effectiveness of isometric resistance training on the management of hypertension in adults: an umbrella review.","authors":"Abbey Wehrmann, Esther J Tian, Elizabeth Liz Tyack, Saravana Kumar","doi":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000655","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MBP.0000000000000655","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease yet also one of the most readily preventable causes of death. Isometric resistance training (IRT) has gained increasing popularity in recent times as a viable nonpharmacological management option for hypertension. Whilst there have been several reviews on this topic, with varying findings, this umbrella review aimed to summarize the current evidence underpinning the effectiveness of IRT for hypertension. Quantitative systematic reviews and meta-analyses published in English were considered for inclusion. Commercially produced and grey literature was searched between December 2021 and January 2022. Methodological quality of included reviews was determined using the AMSTAR 2 critical appraisal tool. Customized data extraction tools were developed for this review and data were synthesized using the National Health and Medical Research Council FORM Framework. Twelve reviews published between 2011 and 2021 of varying methodological quality were identified. Isometric handgrip exercise training with four sets of 2-min contractions and 1 min rest period between each set was the most utilized intervention, undertaken three times per week for at least 8 weeks. Collectively, there is consistent evidence to indicate IRT has positive impacts on SBP and DBP as well as mean arterial pressure. These positive impacts were reported for normotensive as well as hypertensive individuals. Given IRT is a readily available, easy-to-use intervention with minimal financial cost, it could be considered a viable treatment option for people with, and at risk of, hypertension.</p>","PeriodicalId":8950,"journal":{"name":"Blood Pressure Monitoring","volume":"28 4","pages":"171-184"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10173831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}