METHOD OF ESTIMATING PROBABILITY OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61B5/21 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to cardiology. Initial values of arterial pressure are measured and fixed in people with normal values of arterial pressure. Load respiratory test in form of single breath-holding during 30-35 sec, both with mouth and nose is carried out, after which arterial pressure is re-measured. If its values are higher than systolic arterial pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic arterial pressure ≥90 mm Hg, conclusion about presence of arterial hypertension in tested person is made.

EFFECT: method is not invasive, allows to carry out diagnostics of great number of patients during short period of time, requires low financial expenditures.

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