The Accuracy in Measurement of Blood Pressure (AIM‐BP) collaborative: Background and rationale

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Published inThe journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Vol. 21; no. 12; pp. 1780 - 1783
Main Authors Padwal, Raj, Campbell, Norm R. C., Weber, Michael A., Lackland, Daniel, Shimbo, Daichi, Zhang, Xin‐Hua, Schutte, Aletta E., Rakotz, Michael, Wozniak, Gregory, Townsend, Raymond, McManus, Richard, Asayama, Kei, Picone, Dean, Cohen, Jordy, Brady, Tammy, Hecht‐Olsen, Michael, Delles, Christian, Alpert, Bruce, Dart, Richard, DiPette, Donald J., Sharman, James E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.12.2019
Subjects
Blood Pressure - physiology
Blood Pressure Determination - methods
Blood Pressure Determination - trends
Blood Pressure Measurement
Data Accuracy
Humans
Hypertension - diagnosis
Patient Generated Health Data - instrumentation
Policy Statement from the World Hypertension League
Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards
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This project is unfunded. Raj Padwal is Co‐Founder and CEO of mmHg Inc, a University of Alberta based startup creating software and hardware solutions to improve blood pressure measurement. Richard J McManus has received BP monitors for research purposes from Omron. Norm Campbell was a paid consultant to the Novartis Foundation (2016‐2017) to support their program to improve hypertension control in low‐ to middle‐income countries which includes travel support for site visits and a contract to develop a survey; has provided paid consultative advice on accurate blood pressure assessment to Midway Corporation (2017); and is an unpaid member of World Action on Salt and Health (WASH). Bruce Alpert is a consultant for development of BP technology for Welch Allyn/Hill Rom, Midmark, and Aktiia. Donald DiPette serves as a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Michael Hecht‐Olsen received a part‐time research grant from Novo Nordic Foundation (2013‐2018). Michael Rakotz and Gregory Wozniak are employees of the American Medical Association. Aletta Schutte has received speaker honoraria from Novartis, Omron, Takeda, and Servier and paid consultative advice to Abbot Pharmaceuticals. She is funded by the South African Medical Research Council and National Research Foundation (SARChl). James Sharman has no personal disclosures; however, his university has received equipment and research funding from manufacturers of BP devices including AtCor Medical, IEM, and Pulsecor (Uscom). Kei Asayama is a consultant for Omron Healthcare. Richard McManus is Chair of the British and Irish Hypertension Society BP measurement working party and has received BP monitors for research use from Omron, and his institution has received research grants from The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Stroke Association/British Heart Foundation for work on self‐monitoring of hypertension.
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ISSN:1524-6175
1751-7176
DOI:10.1111/jch.13735