title: From pioneering to implementing automated blood pressure measurement in clinical practice: Thomas Pickering's legacy.
abstract: Thomas G. Pickering spent most of his scientific career in carrying out research on clinical hypertension and blood pressure (BP) measurement. In our review of Pickering's seminal work, we first focused on white-coat hypertension and masked hypertension, two terms that he had introduced. Next, we highlighted the early publications of Pickering on diurnal BP variability and on the clinical application of self-measured BP. Pickering's work inspired many investigators worldwide and constituted a solid basis for further research. Pickering's original ideas led to algorithms for risk stratification involving white-coat hypertension and masked hypertension, diurnal BP variability, and self-measured BP. Recent studies validated Pickering's observations in terms of cardiovascular outcome and bridged the path from concept to application in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Studies Coordinating Centre, Division of Hypertension and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stolarz-Skrzypek
authors.forename: Lutgarde
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authors.lastname: Thijs
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wizner
authors.forename: Tom
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authors.lastname: Richart
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authors.lastname: Ogedegbe
authors.forename: Yan
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tine W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: José
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authors.lastname: Boggia
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuya
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuznetsova
authors.forename: Jiguang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Empar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lurbe
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Kalina
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authors.lastname: Kawecka-Jaszcz
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authors.lastname: Staessen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003214:Conditioning, Classical / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male