Response to Comparing Blood Pressure Measurement Methods: Differences Depend on Blood Pressure Height

Abstract

We are pleased that Scherpbier-de Haan et al1 recognize the advantages of automated office blood pressure (BP; AOBP) measurement over manual BP in the assessment of an individual’s BP status. Several studies in different populations have confirmed that AOBP is more accurate than manual BP when each technique is compared with the mean awake ambulatory BP, a gold standard for predicting future cardiovascular events in relation to BP status. We are also in agreement when it comes …