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Blood pressure substantially higher in arms than legs

MedGen UID:
1704121
Concept ID:
C5209238
Finding
Synonyms: Blood pressure substantially higher in upper than lower extremities; Increased arm-leg blood pressure gradient
 
HPO: HP:0020142

Definition

An abnormal blood pressure discrepancy between the upper and lower extremities with the blood pressure measured in the arms being much higher than the blood pressure measure in the legs. In healthy individuals, ankle systolic blood pressures are only slightly higher than the systolic blood pressure measured in the arm. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBlood pressure substantially higher in arms than legs

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Etiology

McDonagh STJ, Sheppard JP, Warren FC, Boddy K, Farmer L, Shore H, Williams P, Lewis PS, Baumber R, Fordham J, Martin U, Aboyans V, Clark CE; INTERPRESS-IPD Collaborators
BMJ Open 2021 Mar 19;11(3):e040481. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040481. PMID: 33741659Free PMC Article
Scott MC, Hogwood AC, Fralin RC, Weggen JB, Zúñiga TM, Garten RS
Exp Physiol 2020 Aug;105(8):1373-1383. Epub 2020 Jun 18 doi: 10.1113/EP088658. PMID: 32495341

Diagnosis

McDonagh STJ, Sheppard JP, Warren FC, Boddy K, Farmer L, Shore H, Williams P, Lewis PS, Baumber R, Fordham J, Martin U, Aboyans V, Clark CE; INTERPRESS-IPD Collaborators
BMJ Open 2021 Mar 19;11(3):e040481. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040481. PMID: 33741659Free PMC Article

Prognosis

McDonagh STJ, Sheppard JP, Warren FC, Boddy K, Farmer L, Shore H, Williams P, Lewis PS, Baumber R, Fordham J, Martin U, Aboyans V, Clark CE; INTERPRESS-IPD Collaborators
BMJ Open 2021 Mar 19;11(3):e040481. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040481. PMID: 33741659Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

McDonagh STJ, Sheppard JP, Warren FC, Boddy K, Farmer L, Shore H, Williams P, Lewis PS, Baumber R, Fordham J, Martin U, Aboyans V, Clark CE; INTERPRESS-IPD Collaborators
BMJ Open 2021 Mar 19;11(3):e040481. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040481. PMID: 33741659Free PMC Article

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