Is the use of ABPM justified in patients on 1 or 2 antihypertensive medications?
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.
Mathur
Gaurav
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Prasad
Rachana
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Robinson
Anne
A
Rodrigues
Erwin
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Wong
Peter
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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
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents