Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability is common in primary care patients: Retrospective cohort study of 221,803 adults.

Finlay Aleck McAlisterBrendan Cord LethebeAlexander A LeungRajdeep S PadwalTyler Williamson

Published in: PloS one (2021)

High visit-to-visit BPV is present in one sixth of non-hypertensive adults and one third of hypertensive individuals and is more common in those with comorbidities. The frequency of high BPV varies across antihypertensive treatment regimens.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
primary care
hypertensive patients
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
heart rate
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
adipose tissue
blood glucose
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
general practice
weight loss
glycemic control