Open AccessMarked Underestimation of Blood Pressure Control With Conventional vs. Ambulatory Measurements in an Urban, Developing Community of African Ancestry
Author(s) -
Muzi J. Maseko,
Angela J. Woodiwiss,
O. H. I. Majane,
Nomonde Molebatsi,
Gavin R. Norton
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.1038/ajh.2011.48
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , cardiology
As groups of African descent may have higher nocturnal blood pressure (BP) for a given day BP than other ethnic groups, we ascertained whether this translates into differences in conventional (CBP) and 24-h ambulatory (ABP) BP control at a community level.
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