title: [Specifics of using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the elderly].
abstract: Arterial hypertension is a chronic disease which represents a major risk factor for damage of cardiovascular system. Insufficient control of elevated blood pressure is associated with the development of target organ damage, increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality with a adverse prognostic value. Using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) we can improve the overall management of elderly patients at which the prevalence of arterial hypertension is particularly high.
authors.forename: L'udovít
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gašpar
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balažovjech
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krahulec
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis