Out-of-office blood pressure in children and adolescents: Disparate findings by using home or ambulatory monitoring
Author(s) -
George S. Stergiou,
Christina Alamara,
C. B. Kalkana,
I. N. Vaindirlis,
Constantinos J. Stefanidis,
Catherine DacouVoutetakis,
Theodore D. Mountokalakis
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.05.015
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory blood pressure , blood pressure , diastole , ambulatory , cardiology , endocrinology
The validity of home blood pressure (HBP) measurements in children has not been evaluated, although in clinical practice such measurements are being used. This study compares HBP, with clinic (CBP) and daytime ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in children and adolescents.
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