Second international consensus meeting on twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement: consensus and conclusions.

Effects of Ramadan fasting on ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive patients

Background: Previous studies have indicated that Ramadan fasting has beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors, specially blood pressure and heart rate. In the present study, the effect of Ramadan fasting on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate has been investigated. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted on two groups of individuals. Six p...

The role of twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement in clinical practice.

Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is passing from research into clinical practice and it is necessary to clarify circumstances for which 24-h ambulatory measurement will be most beneficial. Devices should be accurate and reasonably priced. The operator should be able to interpret 24-h recordings and be familiar with the operation of the equipment. The subject must be capable...

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Eoin O ' Brien , Gianfranco Parati and George Stergiou Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement : What Is the International Consensus ?

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement: What Is the International Consensus? Print ISSN: 0194-911X. Online ISSN: 1524-4563 Copyright © 2013 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Hypertension doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02148 2013;62:988-994; originally published online September 23, 2013...

Ambulatory blood pressure measurement: what is the international consensus?