Impact of applying the more stringent validation criteria of the revised European Society of Hypertension International Protocol 2010 on earlier validation studies

• Published in: Blood pressure monitoring Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 67
• Main Authors: Stergiou, George S, Karpettas, Nikos, Atkins, Neil, O'Brien, Eoin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2011
• Subjects: Blood Pressure Determination - instrumentation; Blood Pressure Determination - standards; Blood Pressure Monitors - standards; Humans; Hypertension - diagnosis; Retrospective Studies; Societies, Medical - standards; Validation Studies as Topic

Since 2002 when the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol (ESH-IP) was published it has become the preferred protocol for validating blood pressure monitors worldwide. In 2010, a revised version of the ESH-IP with more stringent criteria was published. This study assesses the impac...