Performance of the Aktiia optical blood pressure measurement device in the elderly: a comparison with double blinded auscultation in different body positions.

Background: Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is essential for the correct diagnosis and management of hypertension (HTN) especially in the elderly population. As with of all BP devices, the accuracy of cuffless devices must be verified. This study (NCT04027777) aimed to evaluate the performance of a wrist cuffless optical BP device in an elderly population cohort in different body positions with auscultation as the reference measurement.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography reveals a lower cortical perfusion and a decreased renal flow reserve in hypertensive patients.

Background: Microvascular structural alteration and dysfunction is a hallmark of arterial hypertension. So far, the visualization and the quantification of renal microcirculation in humans has been hampered by the lack of non-nephrotoxic and non-invasive radiologic techniques. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is an appealing method to investigate renal microcirculation and has not been investigated in this setting.

[Measurement of arterial blood pressure in special situations].

Blood pressure measurement is one of the most frequently performed medical procedures. However, oscillometric BP measuring devices have some technical limitation and alternative techniques should be considered. Manual auscultatory measurement is the preferred technique in atrial fibrillation.

High blood pressure screening in pharmacies during May Measurement Month campaigns in Switzerland.

Purpose: May Measurement Month (MMM) is an international screening campaign for arterial hypertension (HT) organised by the International Society of Hypertension and the World Hypertension League. It aims at raising the awareness of elevated blood pressure (BP) in the population. The goal of this analysis was to assess the results obtained in Swiss pharmacies during a 3-year campaign.