Why the study?
Is 24-hour automated blood pressure monitoring more reliable and better correlated with target-organ damage than office measurements?
Is 24-hour automated blood pressure monitoring more reliable and better correlated with target-organ damage than office measurements?
24-hour automated blood pressure monitoring is advocated over office measurements due to better reliability and correlation with target-organ damage.
May support preferring 24-hour monitoring in hypertension assessment; leaves open prospective outcome trials.
Preview Blood pressure measurements obtained through 24-hour automated monitoring are more reliable than office measurements and more strongly correlated with target-organ damage from hypertension. Yet broad use of automated monitoring remains controversial. The authors discuss areas of debate, explain why they favor broader use, and provide practical information for clinicians who want to try this relatively new technology.
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