Why the study?
Do laboratory tests of blood pressure reactivity predict blood pressure changes during everyday life in untreated mild hypertensives?
Population
164 untreated patients with mild hypertension
Comparison
Laboratory tests of blood pressure reactivity vs 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Laboratory reactivity testing does not predict ambulatory BP changes in mild hypertension; leaves open its value for clinical assessment.
Do laboratory tests of blood pressure reactivity predict blood pressure changes during everyday life in untreated mild hypertensives?
Blood pressure reactivity measured in a controlled laboratory setting does not reliably predict blood pressure changes during everyday life in patients with mild hypertension.
Harshfield et al. (1988) studied this question.
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