Home Blood Pressure Measurements Will Not Replace 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Hypertension. 2009 Aug;54(2):188-95. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.122861.

Authors

Paolo Verdecchia¹, Fabio Angeli, Giovanni Mazzotta, Giorgio Gentile, Gianpaolo Reboldi

Affiliation

¹ Unità di Ricerca Clinica Cardiologia Preventiva, Ospedale S. Maria Della Misericordia, Cardiologia, Perugia, Italy; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

PMID: 19581513
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.122861

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure Determination / methods*
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods*
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Circadian Rhythm
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Hypertension / diagnosis*
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Self Care / methods*
Sensitivity and Specificity
White Coat Hypertension / diagnosis*
White Coat Hypertension / epidemiology