Open AccessAmbulatory or Home Measurement of Blood Pressure?
Author(s) -
Gosse Philippe,
Coulon Paul
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00094.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory blood pressure , blood pressure , intensive care medicine , ambulatory , clinical practice , masked hypertension , emergency medicine , cardiology , physical therapy
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and home blood pressure (HBPM) monitoring have been shown to be superior to conventional measurement of blood pressure in terms of reproducibility, relationship to the impact of high blood pressure on target organs, and the prediction of cardiovascular events. Nevertheless, these 2 techniques have yet to find their place in the diagnosis of hypertension and during evaluation of the efficacy of antihypertensive treatment. Although these 2 methods do not give identical results in approximately 20% of cases, their diagnostic performance and prognostic value are quite comparable. Although ABPM remains a valuable tool in clinical research, its utilization in routine clinical practice is limited by cost and availability. HBPM is increasingly employed for informed and well‐managed patients, and it can help to improve control of the patient’s blood pressure. Physicians involved in the management of hypertensive patients should be aware of its value in order to assist patients in their care.