Key result
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring led to changes in diagnosis in 41% of patients and therapy in 46%, with significant reductions in office blood pressure at 3 months.
Why the study?
Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure control and affect patient management in patients with suspected or treated hypertension?
Population
237 consecutive patients referred by 65 community- and hospital-based physicians for ambulatory blood…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 to 2 years
Authors
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May support ambulatory monitoring to refine hypertension care; hypothesis-generating pending randomized outcome trials.
Cross-Sectional (n=237)
Yes
Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure control and affect patient management in patients with suspected or treated hypertension?
p-value: p=0.004 for systolic blood pressure and <0.001 for diastolic blood pressure
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring leads to significant changes in diagnosis and therapy, resulting in improved office blood pressure control.
Jennifer M. Grin (1993) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=237). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs. Before monitoring (baseline) was evaluated on Change in office blood pressure 3 months after ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (p=0.004 for systolic blood pressure and <0.001 for diastolic blood pressure). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring led to changes in diagnosis in 41% of patients and therapy in 46%, with significant reductions in office blood pressure at 3 months.
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