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Hypertension is a significant public health concern in Saudi Arabia, affecting 28.6% of the population. Despite the availability of effective treatments, optimal blood pressure control is not always achieved, highlighting the need for effective ...
Ali F. Al-Anazi +15 more
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The authors investigated the reproducibility of nighttime home blood pressure (BP) measured by a wrist‐type BP monitoring device. Forty‐six hypertensive patients (mean 69.0±11.6 years, 56.5% male) self‐measured their nighttime BP hourly using ...
Naoko Tomitani +2 more
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Hypertension remains the leading risk factor for death worldwide. Despite its prevalence, success of blood pressure (BP) management efforts remains elusive, and part of the difficulty lies in the tool still used to diagnose, measure, and treat ...
Josep Sola +9 more
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Home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) has the advantage of measuring blood pressure (BP) multiple times over a long period. HBPM effectively diagnoses stress-induced transient BP elevations (i.e., white coat hypertension), insufficient BP control ...
Sang-Hyun Ihm +9 more
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Purpose Discrepancies exist between guideline recommendations and real-world practice of blood pressure (BP) measurements. The aim of this study was to assess, with a nationwide, questionnaire-based survey, the current practice of BP measurement and ...
Christian Beger +6 more
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Background Hypertension is a significant mortality risk factor. The knowledge and practice among physicians of hypertension management and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) in blood pressure control is important.
Yuda Turana +8 more
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How Accurate Are Home Blood Pressure Devices in Use? A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Out of office blood pressure measurements, using either home monitors or 24 hour ambulatory monitoring, is widely recommended for management of hypertension.
Marcel Ruzicka +5 more
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BackgroundHypertension is prevalent in Singapore and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and increased health care costs. Strategies to lower blood pressure include lifestyle modifications and home blood pressure monitoring.
Bilger, Marcel +7 more
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This study aimed at comparing the prevalence of abnormal blood pressure (BP) phenotypes among 241 adolescents referred for hypertension (15.4 ± 1.4 years, 62% males, 40% obese) according to mostly used or available criteria for hypertension [AAP or ESH ...
Fabiana G. A. M. Feitosa +14 more
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We investigated the optimal nighttime home blood pressure (BP) measurement schedule for wrist BP monitoring. Fifty hypertensive patients (mean age 68.9 ± 11.3 years) self‐measured their nighttime BP hourly using a wrist‐type nocturnal home BP monitoring ...
Naoko Tomitani +2 more
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