Key result
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides greater prognostic significance in determining risk for hypertensive end-organ damage compared with office blood pressure measurements.
Why the study?
Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring improve cardiovascular risk stratification and therapeutic decision-making compared to office blood pressure measurements in hypertensive patients?
Population
Patients with hypertension or suspected hypertension
Comparison
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs Office blood pressure measurements
Design
Review
Authors
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May enhance hypertensive risk stratification; supports consensus yet leaves optimal implementation open for prospective trials.
Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring improve cardiovascular risk stratification and therapeutic decision-making compared to office blood pressure measurements in hypertensive patients?
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is a valuable clinical tool with greater prognostic significance than office blood pressure measurements for stratifying cardiovascular risk and guiding therapy in hypertensive patients.
Ernst et al. (2003) conducted a review in Hypertension. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) vs. Office blood pressure measurements was evaluated. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides greater prognostic significance in determining risk for hypertensive end-organ damage compared with office blood pressure measurements.
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