Ambulatory blood pressure recording to identify hypertensive patients who truly need therapy
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_A7D41B2CAE56
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Ambulatory blood pressure recording to identify hypertensive patients who truly need therapy
Journal
Journal of Chronic Diseases
ISSN
0021-9681 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1984
Volume
37
Number
1
Pages
55-7
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Abstract
Ambulatory blood pressure profiles were obtained with the Remler system, a portable semi-automatic blood pressure recorder, in 245 untreated patients considered by their physician to be hypertensive. The average blood pressures recorded during the usual daily activities of the patients were greater than 140 mmHg for the systolic and greater than 89 mmHg for the diastolic in only 96 (39%) and 107 (44%) of them respectively. Blood pressure monitoring in ambulatory patients appears to be useful for the practitioner to detect those patients who require antihypertensive therapy. Possibly, unnecessary therapy of only seemingly hypertensive patients may be avoided by this technique.
Keywords
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
*Ambulatory Care
Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use
Blood Pressure Determination/*methods
Female
Humans
Hypertension/*diagnosis/drug therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Pubmed
Web of science
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