Modern approaches to blood pressure measurement
Why the study?
Do ambulatory monitoring and self-measurement improve blood pressure assessment compared to conventional sphygmomanometry?
Population
Adults requiring blood pressure measurement, including those with suspected white coat hypertension…
Comparison
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and… vs Conventional sphygmomanometry
Design
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Discussion
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Implication
May support out-of-office BP for hypertension assessment; leaves open outcome benefits in prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Do ambulatory monitoring and self-measurement improve blood pressure assessment compared to conventional sphygmomanometry?
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Population
Adults requiring blood pressure measurement, including those with suspected white coat hypertension, borderline hypertension, elderly patients, pregnant women, and treatment-resistant hypertension
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Intervention
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and self-measurement
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Comparator
Conventional sphygmomanometry (clinic blood pressure measurement)
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Outcome
Diagnostic accuracy, reproducibility, and correlation with clinical outcomes
Ambulatory and self-measured blood pressure monitoring are superior to conventional clinic measurement for diagnosing and managing hypertension, particularly for identifying white coat hypertension.
Cite This Study
Staessen et al. (2000) studied this question.