Home blood pressure measurement carried out by post saves office visits
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[Home blood pressure measurement and ambulatory blood pressure measurement versus office blood pressure measurement].
PURPOSE To compare both home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) with office blood pressure measurement (OBP); and also to compare the correlation between HBPM and OBP with LVMI (left ventricular mass index). METHODS Protocol 1--68 hypertensive patients (58 +/- 12 years, 37 females): a) self recorded blood pressure at home in the 7 days; b) record...
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Hypertension, the leading global risk factor for early mortality, can not be detected or treated without accurate and practical methods of blood pressure (BP) measurement. Although home BP measurement enjoys considerable popularity among patients, the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension are still mostly based on office measurements. However, recent studies have shown that home BP is more st...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0895-7061
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(00)00732-9