Why the study?
Does instructing patients to avoid resting their arm on a pillow at night alter the classification of nocturnal blood pressure dipping status during ABPM?
Population
377 patients undergoing ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Comparison
Specific instructions not to put their arm on… vs Prior instructions
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Arm position may confound ABPM dipping classification; hypothesis-generating for standardized protocols but should not yet change practice.
Does instructing patients to avoid resting their arm on a pillow at night alter the classification of nocturnal blood pressure dipping status during ABPM?
Arm position during sleep significantly confounds ABPM nocturnal dipping status, highlighting the need for clear patient instructions to avoid resting the arm on a pillow.
Kammila et al. (2002) studied this question.
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