Measurement of blood pressure in the office: recognizing the problem and proposing the solution.

The article discusses research on the proper measurement of blood pressure (BP) in routine clinical practice. It references a study by Martin G. Myers and colleagues, published in the 2010 issue of "Hypertension." The researchers found that the cut-point for defining hypertension in the practice with devices such as the mercury sphygmomanometer may be 150/95. They add that out-of-office BP and home BP are potential solutions to problems concerning routine manual BP readings.