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European Society of Hypertension practice guidelines for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
2014
Given the increasing use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in both clinical practice and hypertension research, a group of scientists, participating in the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on blood pressure monitoring and cardiovascular variability, in year 2013 published a comprehensive position paper dealing with all aspects of the technique, based on the available scientific evidence for ABPM. The present work represents an updated schematic summary of the most important aspects related to the use of ABPM in daily practice, and is aimed at providing recommendations for proper use of this technique in a clinical setting by both specialists and practicing physici…
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is ready to replace clinic blood pressure in the diagnosis of hypertension: con side of the argument.
2014
The San Francisco experience with Perloff and Sokolow was the starting point for the clinical application of ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) measurement. Using a semiautomatic device, the superiority of ABP to office measurement was demonstrated in the relationship with hypertension-induced organ damage1 and in the risk for cardiovascular events.2 This seminal study impelled an issue with the largest production and impact in the field of hypertension in recent decades, boosting research and having an enormous influence on daily clinical practice. Initially restricted to specialized clinics, ABP monitoring (ABPM) has largely expanded to primary care in many countries. Similarly, scientific p…
Methodology and technology for peripheral and central blood pressure and blood pressure variability measurement: current status and future directions…
2016
Office blood pressure measurement has been the basis for hypertension evaluation for almost a century. However, the evaluation of blood pressure out of the office using ambulatory or self-home monitoring is now strongly recommended for the accurate diagnosis in many, if not all, cases with suspected hypertension. Moreover, there is evidence that the variability of blood pressure might offer prognostic information that is independent of the average blood pressure level. Recently, advancement in technology has provided noninvasive evaluation of central (aortic) blood pressure, which might have attributes that are additive to the conventional brachial blood pressure measurement. This position …
European society of hypertension position paper on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
2013
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is being used increasingly in both clinical practice and hypertension research. Although there are many guidelines that emphasize the indications for ABPM, there is no comprehensive guideline dealing with all aspects of the technique. It was agreed at a consensus meeting on ABPM in Milan in 2011 that the 34 attendees should prepare a comprehensive position paper on the scientific evidence for ABPM.This position paper considers the historical background, the advantages and limitations of ABPM, the threshold levels for practice, and the cost-effectiveness of the technique. It examines the need for selecting an appropriate device, the accuracy of dev…