Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and prognosis in the management of essential hypertension.
Over the past decade, several prospective outcome studies have demonstrated that ambulatory blood pressure measurements provide a better prediction of major cardiovascular events compared with clinic blood pressure measurements. This review summarizes the advantages of ambulatory blood pressure over clinic blood pressure to predict outcome in untreated and treated hypertensive subjects. Based on available evidence, an operational flow-chart in order to interpret results of ambulatory blood pressure for a better management of these subjects is suggested.
Verdecchia
Paolo
P
Department of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Perugia, Hospital R Silvestrini, Località S Andrea delle Fratte, Italy. verdec@tin.it
Angeli
Fabio
F
Gattobigio
Roberto
R
Porcellati
Carlo
C
D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis