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Review
. 2016 Jan;46(1):92-8.
doi: 10.1111/eci.12565. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in daily clinical practice - the Spanish ABPM Registry experience

Manuel Gorostidi  1 , José R Banegas  2 , Alejandro de la Sierra  3 , Ernest Vinyoles  4 , Julián Segura  5 , Luis M Ruilope  5
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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in daily clinical practice - the Spanish ABPM Registry experience

Manuel Gorostidi et al. Eur J Clin Invest. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Many patients are hypertensive at the medical settings but show normal blood pressure out of the doctor's office, and are classified as white-coat hypertensives. On the other hand, many patients with controlled hypertension at the clinic show ambulatory blood pressure levels above the thresholds considered for an adequate blood pressure control, known as having masked hypertension. Using data from the Spanish Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Registry (Spanish ABPM Registry), a national program developed to promote the use of the ambulatory technique for hypertension management in daily practice, we have reviewed the main strengths of this approach, that is the ability to detect discrepancies of blood pressure status with respect to office blood pressure measurement, and to better assess accurate rates of hypertension control. White-coat hypertension within patients with elevated office blood pressure, and masked hypertension within office-controlled patients affected one of three patients in each office status. On the other hand, rates of ambulatory blood pressure control (50%) doubled those of office blood pressure control (25%), still remaining half the patients uncontrolled. We think that a systematic use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and strategies to improve blood pressure control constitute key priorities in hypertension management.

Keywords: Ambulatory blood pressure measurement; blood pressure; blood pressure measurement; hypertension; masked hypertension; white-coat hypertension.

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