Morning Hypertension: The Strongest Independent Risk Factor for Stroke in Elderly Hypertensive Patients
Why the study?
Does morning hypertension increase the risk of stroke in elderly hypertensive patients?
Population
519 older hypertensive patients who underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Comparison
Morning hypertension vs Sustained hypertension or lower morning blood…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 41 months (range: 1-68 months)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support morning BP monitoring in elderly hypertensives; leaves open whether targeting it reduces stroke.
Structured PICO
Does morning hypertension increase the risk of stroke in elderly hypertensive patients?
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Population
519 older hypertensive patients who underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
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Intervention
Morning hypertension (assessed via ambulatory blood pressure monitoring)
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Comparator
Sustained hypertension or lower morning blood pressure
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Outcome
Stroke eventshard clinical
Morning hypertension is a strong independent predictor of future clinical stroke events in elderly hypertensive patients, highlighting the importance of home morning blood pressure monitoring.
Cite This Study
Kario et al. (2006) studied this question.