RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: An argument for wider clinical use
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 831
OP 838
VO 74
IS 11
A1 Padiyar, Aparna
A1 Rahman, Mahboob
YR 2007
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/11/831.abstract
AB Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predicts cardiovascular risk better than office readings do. It can detect white-coat hypertension, masked hypertension, and normal and aberrant patterns of circadian variation in blood pressure. Though the clinical role of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is currently limited, its use can be considered in many common clinical situations, eg, resistant hypertension, transplantation, pregnancy, chronic kidney disease, and dialysis. It may help in therapeutic decision-making and save money in the long term.