hypertension: resting time of 25 min before measuring blood pressure
I came across a 2017 study finding that having patients relax 3-5 minutes prior to checking their blood pressure in the office was pretty inadequate: only ½ of the patients had their blood pressure stabilize in 5 minutes and it took 25 minutes for 90% of the patients' BP to stabilize (s ee htn bp measure after 25min rest Nature2017 in dropbox, or DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-12775-9 ) Details: -- 199 outpatients from a vascular clinic had their blood pressures assessed by automatic BP monitors every minute during 11 consecutive minutes (though they had “parameter estimates” of blood pressure for 25 minutes after the initial reading) -- mean age 67, 75 Kg, BMI 27, 89% men, 38% smokers -- hypertension 57%, dyspnea 22%, dyslipidemia 51%, MI 14% -- meds: ACE-i 43%, diuretics 30%, beta blockers 32%, antiplatelet drugs 46%, lipid-lowering drugs 53% -- 51% were assessed in the reclining position, and 49% in the sitting position Results: -- there was a clear decreasing trend for s