July 1, 2003Journal of Hypertension
The role of blood pressure variability in end-organ damage
Why the study?
Does 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and variability assessment better predict end-organ damage and cardiovascular risk compared to clinic blood pressure measurements in hypertensive patients?
Population
Hypertensive patients
Comparison
24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and… vs Clinic/cuff blood pressure measurements
Design
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Discussion
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Implication
May support ABPM for refined CV risk stratification in hypertension; leaves open whether it should alter routine management pending prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Does 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and variability assessment better predict end-organ damage and cardiovascular risk compared to clinic blood pressure measurements in hypertensive patients?
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Population
Hypertensive patients
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Intervention
24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and assessment of blood pressure variability
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Comparator
Clinic/cuff blood pressure measurements
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Outcome
End-organ damage and cardiovascular risk
24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and blood pressure variability are superior to traditional cuff measurements for predicting end-organ damage and cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients.
Cite This Study
Mancia et al. (2003) studied this question.