Valor pronóstico de la monitoría ambulatoria de presión arterial en pacientes hipertensos: Observaciones en la literatura / Prognostic value of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in hypertensive patients: A review
Rev. méd. Chile
;
133(1): 89-95, ene. 2005. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-398021
ABSTRACT
There is a large amount of information in the literature to state that blood pressure control using ambulatory blood pressure measurement has a better predictive value for future cardiovascular events and target organ damage than casual blood pressure measurements. Clinical studies are currently evaluating if this approach is cost-effective. At the present time, and in the usual clinical practice, the use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is recommended for patients with resistant or difficult-to-control hypertension, for hypertensive patients with previous cardiovascular events or significant target organ damage, for the diagnosis of white coat hypertension, when there are symptoms suggesting hypotension or there is large variability in casual blood pressure measurements.
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Main subject:
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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