Why the study?
Does home blood pressure measurement predict the incidence of first-ever stroke better than screening blood pressure in adults without prior stroke or antihypertensive therapy?
Population
1,256 residents aged 40 years or older from a rural Japanese community without a history of stroke and not…
Comparison
Home blood pressure measurement vs Screening blood pressure measurement in a…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4.4 +/- 2.1 years
Authors
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May enhance stroke risk stratification with home BP; extends observational data but should not yet change practice.
Does home blood pressure measurement predict the incidence of first-ever stroke better than screening blood pressure in adults without prior stroke or antihypertensive therapy?
Home blood pressure measurements provide superior prognostic information for predicting stroke risk compared to conventional screening blood pressure measurements.
Sakuma et al. (1997) studied this question.
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