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purpose: To investigate the prevalence and clinical relevance of Osler's maneuver for detecting pseudohypertension in the elderly.patients and methods: Osler's maneuver was performed by one investigator in 205 consecutive inpatients of a French geriatric hospital (40 men and 165 women; mean age 84.2 +/- 6.2 years). In 12 Osler-positive and 12 Osler-negative patients matched for age, sex, and presence...