ACVIM Guidelines
J Vet Intern Med 2007;21:542-558
Guidelines for the Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Systemic Hypertension in Dogs and Cats
S. Brown , C. Atkins, R. Bagley, A. Carr, L. Cowgill, M. Davidson, B. Egner, J. Elliott, R. Henik, M. Labato, M. Littman, D. Polzin, L. Ross, P. Snyder, R. Stepien
Evaluation against invasive methods which must as well have been evaluated as gold standard for BPM measurement in wake dogs and cats.
Caulkett et al. 1998: invasive measurement systems may vary by 40 per cent from each other.
Adherence to adapted AAMI specifications:
HDO = Gold Standard