Publications by authors named "Nikolaos G Yiannes"
Background: Studies using ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring have shown that in children and adolescents masked hypertension (MH) is not uncommon. This school-based study investigated the prevalence and the characteristics of MH diagnosed using home BP measurements.
Methods: A total of 765 subjects aged 6-18 years were assessed with office (two visits, six readings) and home BP measurements (3 days, 12 readings).
Background: Home blood pressure (HBP) monitoring is being used in children. However, there is no information on the relationship between HBP and office measurements (Office BP (OBP)) in this population.
Methods: This school-based study investigated the effect of age on the difference between HBP and OBP in 765 healthy subjects aged 6-18 years (mean age 12 +/- 3 (SD years)).
Objective: There is evidence that home blood pressure (BP) is being used in clinical practice for the assessment of out-of-office blood pressure in children. However, there is no information on the normal range of home BP in this population. This prospective school-based study was designed to investigate the normal range of home BP in children and adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Limited evidence exists on the accuracy of oscillometric devices for blood pressure measurement in children. This study validated the Omron 705 IT monitor (Omron Healthcare Europe BV, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands) in normotensive children and adolescents.
Methods: Simultaneous blood pressure measurements were taken by two observers (connected mercury sphygmomanometers) four times, sequentially with three measurements by using the tested device.