Why the study?
Does diltiazem reduce whole-day blood pressure compared to placebo in patients with clinically diagnosed hypertension?
Does diltiazem reduce whole-day blood pressure compared to placebo in patients with clinically diagnosed hypertension?
Whole-day ambulatory blood pressure monitoring effectively documents the efficacy of antihypertensive therapy and identifies patients with true hypertension who actually benefit from treatment.
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ABPM confirmation may identify diltiazem responders; leaves open efficacy in unconfirmed hypertension pending larger trials.
Michael A. Weber (1988) studied this question.
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