map.calc: Mean arterial pressure

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) References Examples

View source: R/inteRn.R

Description

Calculates the mean arterial pressure

Usage

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map.calc(
  sbp = 117,
  dbp = 76
)

Arguments

sbp

Numerical or integer value corresponding to systolic blood pressure.

dbp

Numerical or integer value corresponding to diastolic blood pressure.

Value

Returns a numerical value corresponding to the patients estimated mean arterial pressure.

Author(s)

Carlos C Vera Recio

References

Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure, Pulse Pressure, and Mean Arterial Pressure as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Men. Howard D. Sesso , Meir J. Stampfer , Bernard Rosner , Charles H. Hennekens , J. Michael Gaziano , JoAnn E. Manson , and Robert J. Glynn

Examples

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map.calc(
  sbp = 117,
  dbp = 76
)

## The function is currently defined as
function (sbp = 117, dbp = 76) 
{
    map = (sbp + (2 * dbp))/3
    cat("map = ", map)
    cat("", sep = "\n")
    return(map)
  }

CCVR/inteRn documentation built on Dec. 17, 2021, 12:51 p.m.