In praise of mercury sphygmomanometers

(Wide pulse pressure equates to low peripheral vascular resistance; low peripheral vascular resistance equates to large stroke volume and cardiac output=stroke volumexheart rate.) This is also an argument for not recording blood pressures as a mean.

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Published in:BMJ 2000-12, Vol.321 (7275), p.1534-1534
Main Author: Lawes, E G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Cardiac output determination
Letters
Sphygmomanometers
Stroke
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Summary:(Wide pulse pressure equates to low peripheral vascular resistance; low peripheral vascular resistance equates to large stroke volume and cardiac output=stroke volumexheart rate.) This is also an argument for not recording blood pressures as a mean.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.321.7275.1534/a