Why the study?
Is headache in patients with mild to moderate hypertension associated with simultaneous blood pressure elevation?
Population
150 patients with stage 1-2 hypertension (JNC VI), mean age 48 +/- 10 years, 92 men, 58 women
Comparison
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and… vs Within-patient comparison
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Headache should not yet prompt BP-focused evaluation in mild-moderate hypertension; challenges consensus but leaves causal link open.
Is headache in patients with mild to moderate hypertension associated with simultaneous blood pressure elevation?
Headache in patients with mild to moderate hypertension is generally not caused by simultaneous blood pressure elevation, challenging the common perception of headache as a direct symptom of stage 1-2 hypertension.
Kruszewski et al. (2000) studied this question.
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