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pseudohypertension: a standalone construct

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pseudohypertension1 CONSTRUCTPseudohypertensionMESSERLI · CARDIOLOGY

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Cardiology

falsely high cuff blood pressure caused by stiff, calcified arteries, with a palpable radial artery after cuff occlusion offered as a bedside sign.

In cardiology, pseudohypertension refers to falsely high cuff blood pressure caused by stiff, calcified arteries, with a palpable radial artery after cuff occlusion offered as a bedside sign. This meaning comes from Messerli (1985) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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  1. Messerli, F. H., Ventura, H. O., & Amodeo, C. (1985). Osler's Maneuver and Pseudohypertension. New England Journal of Medicine, 312(24), 1548-1551. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198506133122405

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