title: [Difference in blood pressure measured in the office and out of office].
abstract: For a long time, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension were conducted based on the blood pressure measured in the office. However, recent clinical evidence clearly indicated the blood pressure measured out-of-office predict future development of cardiovascular events compared with BP measured in the office.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital.
authors.forename: Iwao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kuwajima
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D009819:Office Visits; D011379:Prognosis; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents