title: The Role of Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring for Blood Pressure Control.
abstract: Despite improvements in hypertension awareness and treatment, the blood pressure (BP) control rate still remains at around 50%. One of the major determinants of low BP control results from therapeutic inertia of the physician and suboptimal compliance of the patients. Home BP self-measurement and monitoring improves patients' awareness and helps the management of hypertension. Recent technological advances are allowing for accurate measurement and telemonitoring of home BP, with a number of randomized clinical trials demonstrating the efficacy of telemonitoring for BP control. Home BP telemonitoring combined with self-adjustment based on prespecified treatment algorithms has been shown to improve BP control. Additionally, telemonitoring with active intervention by medical professionals has been shown to improve drug compliance and increase the target BP achievement rate. Although nothing can replace the tried and tested doctor-patient relationship in the office, telemonitoring of home BP will be an important tool for treating hypertension in the future.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chan Joo
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sungha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Blood pressure control; Home blood pressure telemonitoring; Hypertension; Remote physician care; Self-measurement of blood pressure