title: Is the use of ABPM justified in patients on 1 or 2 antihypertensive medications?
abstract: We studied the utility of ABPM in patients with elevated clinic BP on 1-2 antihypertensive medications (group B, N=117), compared with those on no medications (group A, N=76) and on > or =3 medications (group C, N=110). 35% of patients in group B had adequately controlled 24-h BP based on ABPM, compared with 22.4% in group A (P=0.06) and 19.1% in group C (P=0.007). Antihypertensive treatment was not escalated in patients with adequately controlled BP. This suggests that ABPM has an important role in therapeutic decision-making for patients on 1-2 antihypertensive medications.
authors: Gaurav
authors: G
authors: Mathur
authors: Rachana
authors: R
authors: Prasad
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Robinson
authors: Erwin
authors: E
authors: Rodrigues
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Wong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents