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?
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.
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May enhance stroke risk stratification with home BP; extends observational data but should not yet change practice.
Sakuma et al. (1997) studied this question.
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