Prof. Richard McManus discusses the shift in diagnosis of hypertension from clinic measurement to ambulatory and home measurement, as well as cost-effectiveness of different options.
The diagnosis of hypertension has traditionally been based on blood-pressure measurements in the clinic, but home and ambulatory measurements better correlate with cardiovascular outcome, and ambulatory monitoring is more accurate than both clinic and home monitoring in diagnosing hypertension. The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of different diagnostic strategies for hypertension.
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Update on hypertension – diagnosis, monitoring and guideline treatment targets
Prof. Richard McManus – Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Diagnosis, monitoring and guidelines treatment targets
Prof. Richard McManus, Birmingham
The diagnosis of hypertension has traditionally been based on blood-pressure measurements in the clinic, but home and ambulatory measurements better correlate with cardiovascular outcome, and ambulatory monitoring is more accurate than both clinic and home monitoring in diagnosing hypertension.
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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is more accurate than both clinic and home monitoring in diagnosing hypertension. This study compared the cost-effectiveness of different diagnostic strategies for hypertension.
Lancet. 2011 Oct 1;378(9798):1219-30.
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