Twenty-four-Hour Profile of Central Blood Pressure and Central-to-Peripheral Systolic Pressure Amplification

The significant difference in central and peripheral blood pressure (BP) values has only recently been widely recognized. Ambulatory BP monitoring has been shown to have advantages over office BP measurements because ambulatory monitoring can provide important information not available when only office BP is measured. The aim of this study was to assess the 24-hour central systolic pressure (CSP) profile, CSP short-term variability, and 24-hour systolic pressure amplification profile.