Why the study?
Does self-measurement of blood pressure at home improve the diagnosis and management of hypertension compared to office or ambulatory blood pressure monitoring?
Does self-measurement of blood pressure at home improve the diagnosis and management of hypertension compared to office or ambulatory blood pressure monitoring?
Home blood pressure monitoring is complementary to office and ambulatory measurements but lacks sufficient prospective data to be used exclusively for hypertension management.
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Office BP remains central to hypertension care; leaves open exclusive home-based management pending prospective trials.
Celis et al. (2005) studied this question.
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