Indication-specific 6-h systolic blood pressure thresholds can approximate 24-h determination of blood pressure control

• Published in: Journal of human hypertension Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 250 - 255
• Main Authors: Ernst, M E, Sezate, G S, Lin, W, Weber, C A, Dawson, J D, Carter, B L, Bergus, G R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2011; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/699/75/243; 692/700/139/1735; Adult; Aged; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Antihypertensives; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Cardiology. Vascular system; Circadian Rhythm; Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Female; Health Administration; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - physiopathology; Iowa; Male; Measurement; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; original-article; Patients; Predictive Value of Tests; Public Health; Sensitivity and Specificity; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Iowa; United States; ambulatory blood pressure; short-term; blood pressure monitoring; Short term; Hypertension; Systolic pressure; Indication; Cardiovascular disease; Arterial pressure; Blood pressure; Ambulatory; Monitoring

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is an accurate method for evaluating hypertension, yet its use in clinical practice may be limited by availability, cost and patient inconvenience. The objective of this study was to investigate the ability of a 6-h ABPM window to predict blood pressure co...