The Gap Between Manual and Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurements Results at a Hypertension Clinic.

Background: Blood pressure (BP) readings taken in clinics are often higher than BP readings taken in a research setting. Recent guidelines and clinical trials have highlighted the necessity of using automated office blood pressure (AOBP) devices and standardizing measurement procedures. The goal of the present study was to compare AOBP vs manual BP measurement in both research and clinical environments in which operators and devices were the same and measurement procedures were standardized and optimal.