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2021 European Society of Hypertension practice guidelines for office and out-of-office blood pressure measurement.
Eoin O'brienAlexandre PersuGeorge S. StergiouEmpar LurbeEmpar LurbeGiuseppe ManciaAndrzej JanuszewiczReinhold KreutzPaolo PalatiniGianfranco Paratisubject
medicine.medical_specialtyPhysiologybusiness.industryMEDLINEBlood PressureBlood Pressure Determination030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyBlood Pressure Monitoring Ambulatory03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineBlood pressureEmergency medicineAmbulatoryHypertensionInternal MedicinemedicineHumansBlood pressure monitoring030212 general & internal medicineHypertension diagnosisCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusinessdescription
High blood pressure (BP) is the leading modifiable risk factor for morbidity and mortality worldwide. The basis for diagnosing and managing hypertension is the measurement of BP, which is routinely used to initiate or rule out costly investigations and long-term therapeutic interventions. Inadequate measurement methodology or use of inaccurate BP measuring devices can lead to overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment, or underdiagnosis and exposure to preventable cardiovascular disease (CVD). [...]
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-13 |