Masked Hypertension: A Review
Population
Individuals with normal clinic blood pressure but elevated out-of-clinic blood pressure, including the…
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
May support ambulatory monitoring for detection in select patients; leaves open randomized trials on treatment benefits.
Structured PICO
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Population
Individuals with normal clinic blood pressure (<140/90 mmHg) but elevated out-of-clinic blood pressure (>135/85 mmHg), including the general population, treated hypertensive patients, and children.
Masked hypertension is a prevalent condition with adverse cardiovascular consequences that requires out-of-clinic blood pressure monitoring for detection.
Cite This Study
Pickering et al. (2007) studied this question.