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LOINC 2.82

Diastolic blood pressure mean

BP Dias Avg

Definition

  • Average (mean) Blood Pressure (systolic and diastolic) is the average of two or more blood pressure (BP) readings in a specified time period or according to a specified algorithm or protocol. During clinical encounters 2 or more BPs should be averaged to more accurately assess a person's BP status. When patients are self-monitoring blood pressure (SMBP), the American Heart Association recommends a minimum of 12 readings collected over at least 3 days should be averaged to more accurately assess a person's BP status (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000087, PMID: 30827125). According to the European Society of Hypertension , "The adverse cardiovascular consequences of hypertension, including events and mortality, largely depend on increased average BP values. Thus, decision-making in hypertension is based on average values of several BP readings obtained in and out of the office" (https://journals.lww.com/jhypertension/Fulltext/2021/07000/2021_European_Society_of_Hypertension_practice.5.aspx, PMID: 33710173).

Component

  • Intravascular diastolic

Specimen / system

  • Arterial system

Class

  • BP.MOLEC

Property

  • Pres

Scale

  • Qn

Related names

  • ?Tm; Art sys; Average; Avg; Blood pressure; Blood pressure diastolic; Blood pressure mean; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.MOLEC; BP; BP dias; BP diastolic; BP mean; DBP; Dias; Dias BP; Diast; Diastoli; Intravenous; IV; MBP; Pressure; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative

Index terms

  • ?Tm
  • Art sys
  • Average
  • Avg
  • Blood pressure
  • Blood pressure diastolic
  • Blood pressure mean
  • BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.MOLEC
  • BP
  • BP dias
  • BP diastolic
  • BP mean
  • DBP
  • Dias
  • Dias BP
  • Diast
  • Diastoli
  • Intravascular diastolic
  • Intravenous
  • IV
  • MBP
  • Pressure
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative