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Editorial
. 2025 Apr;48(4):1627-1630.
doi: 10.1038/s41440-024-02093-9. Epub 2025 Jan 22.

How to validate the accuracy of automated blood pressure monitors in children: methodology, protocol, and challenges

Ariadni Menti  1 , Angeliki Ntineri  1 , Aikaterini Theodosiadi  1 , Vasileios Ntousopoulos  1 , Anastasios Kollias  1 , George S Stergiou  2
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Editorial

How to validate the accuracy of automated blood pressure monitors in children: methodology, protocol, and challenges

Ariadni Menti et al. Hypertens Res. 2025 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Accuracy; Blood pressure monitors; Children; Measurement; Validation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with ethical standards. Conflict of interest: G. Stergiou: Conducted clinical development and validation studies for various manufacturers of blood pressure measurement technologies and advised manufacturers on device and software development. A. Menti, A. Ntineri, A. Theodosiadi, V. Ntousopoulos, A. Kolias: Contributed to validation studies of blood pressure devices with payments made to the Athens University Special Account for Research Grants.

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