Population
98 previously untreated hypertensive patients
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Ambulatory BP may refine LVH risk assessment beyond clinic readings; leaves open therapeutic implications in hypertension.
In previously untreated hypertensive patients, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure is a stronger determinant of left ventricular mass index than clinic blood pressure, and nocturnal dipping is particularly important in men.
Mayet et al. (1995) studied this question.