BACKGROUND Both the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation,
and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and the British Hypertension Society have made …

Since 1988, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) as an outpatient assessment of
patients with high blood pressure has been offered through the Department of Hypertension …

During the last decade, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) made a transition
from a method reserved for clinical investigators to a technique considered useful by …

We wanted to determine if use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was cost
effective, preventing unnecessary drug therapy in patients misdiagnosed as having …

The diagnosis, management, and estimated mortality risk in patients with hypertension have
been historically based on clinic or office blood pressure readings. Current evidence …

Abstract The Canadian Hypertension Society has developed guidelines for the use of
ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring in clinical practice. Published articles with the …

Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality,
especially in patients with diabetes mellitus (1). The classic definition of HTN is based on …

Although the percentage of patients who are treated for hypertension has increased, the
percentage of those who demonstrate control of blood pressure has declined. As a result of …

BACKGROUND: Traditional clinical trials in hypertension measure the efficacy of
antihypertensive drugs but may not fully assess their effectiveness in clinical practice …

Although ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring has played a vital role in
hypertension research for more than 30 yr, its widespread use in routine clinical practice is …