Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Australia: 2011 consensus position statement

Geoffrey A Head, Barry P McGrath, Anastasia S Mihailidou, Mark R Nelson, Markus P Schlaich, Michael Stowasser, Arduino A Mangoni, Diane Cowley, Mark A Brown, Lee-Anne Ruta, Alison Wilson

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Abstract

Although most national guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hypertension emphasize that the initiation and modification of blood pressure (BP)-lowering treatment should be related to absolute cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, there is only limited information on how to incorporate ambulatory BP (ABP) monitoring into this framework. The objective of this initiative is to provide ABP equivalents for BP cut-points for treatment initiation and targets to be included into guidelines.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-266
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Hypertension
Volume30
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2012

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