Are Unattended Blood Pressure Measurements Necessary in All Patients Visiting an Outpatient Cardiology Clinic?

Helen TriantafyllidiDimitris VoutsinosKonstantina SioulaAntonios SchoinasDimitris BenasDionysia BirmpaIgnatios Ikonomidis

Published in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2020)

Unattended BP was lower than attended BP in the majority of hypertensive patients. However, it was useful only in a small percentage of non diabetic hypertensive patients in order to take appropriate treatment plan decisions.

Keyphrases

hypertensive patients
blood pressure
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
heart rate
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cardiac surgery
blood glucose
insulin resistance
combination therapy