Key result
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was safe, with a low complication rate (<2%) consisting primarily of peripheral petechiae in 4 of 219 patients.
Population
219 successive patients referred to a hypertension subspecialty clinic who underwent ambulatory blood…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2-4 weeks for patients with complications
Authors
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Reinforces safety of 24-hour ABPM in practice; extends observational data but leaves generalizability open pending larger studies.
Observational (n=219)
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is a safe procedure with a very low complication rate (<2%), with minor complications like petechiae occurring primarily in patients with underlying atherosclerotic disease.
Mihály Tapolyai (2001) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=219). 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was evaluated on Rate of complications. 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was safe, with a low complication rate (<2%) consisting primarily of peripheral petechiae in 4 of 219 patients.