title: Practical Aspects of Home and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring.
abstract: Out-of-office blood pressure (BP) monitoring is becoming increasingly important in the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Home BP and ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) are the two forms of monitoring BP in the out-of-office environment. Home BP monitoring is easy to perform, inexpensive, and engages patients in the care of their hypertension. Although ABPM is expensive and not widely available, it remains the gold standard for diagnosing hypertension. Observational studies show that both home BP and ABPM are stronger predictors of hypertension-related outcomes than office BP monitoring. There are no clinical trials showing their superiority over office BP monitoring in guiding the treatment of hypertension, but the consistency of observational data make a compelling case for their preferential use in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Aldo J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Peixoto
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; blood pressure measurement; blood pressure monitoring; home blood pressure; hypertension