Methodological Issues in Determining the Accuracy of Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings for Diagnosing Hypertension-Reply

Michael Roerecke^{1

2}, Janusz Kaczorowski^{3

4}, Martin G Myers^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁴ University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ Division of Cardiology, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Comment

Michael Roerecke et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2019.

. 2019 Jun 1;179(6):850-851.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.1221.

Michael Roerecke^{1

2}, Janusz Kaczorowski^{3

4}, Martin G Myers^{5

6}

¹ Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁴ University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ Division of Cardiology, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Comment on

Comparing Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings With Other Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement for Identifying Patients With Possible Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Roerecke M, Kaczorowski J, Myers MG. Roerecke M, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Mar 1;179(3):351-362. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6551. JAMA Intern Med. 2019. PMID: 30715088 Free PMC article.
Methodological Issues in Determining the Accuracy of Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings for Diagnosing Hypertension.
Etyang AO. Etyang AO. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jun 1;179(6):850. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.1224. JAMA Intern Med. 2019. PMID: 31157844 Free PMC article. No abstract available.