Blood pressure measurement and monitoring.
Recent developments in blood pressure measurement have emphasized recordings taken outside the physician's office. Such readings can recognize the spuriously high levels recorded in "white coat" hypertension. Nocturnal and early morning readings can detect silent complications and impending cardiovascular accidents.
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
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