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16202864

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-5
pubmed:abstractText
Most national and international guidelines for diagnosing hypertension include 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and self (home) BP monitoring (SBPM) as optional methods for identifying hypertensive patients. However, none of the current guidelines have yet included ABPM or SBPM as fundamental tools for diagnosing hypertension, preferring instead to rely on conventional office readings recorded by mercury sphygmomanometry. During the past 10 years, clinical outcome studies have consistently reported 24-h ABPM and SBPM to be significantly better predictors of cardiovascular events compared with the office BP, even when recorded under "research conditions." Based on the available evidence, the Canadian Hypertension Education Program has now developed an algorithm for diagnosing hypertension that offers three options: 1) conventional office BP, 2) SBPM, or 3) 24-h ABPM. Out-of-office BP measurements are recommended, whenever feasible, to minimize both measurement error associated with mercury sphygmomanometry and the white coat effect experienced by some patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0895-7061
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1369-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
New algorithm for the diagnosis of hypertension.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook & Women's Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. martin.myers@sw.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Practice Guideline