Article Text
Aetiology
Review: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predicts clinical outcomes
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QUESTION: Does blood pressure (BP), either self measured (SMBP) or measured by ambulatory monitoring (AMBP) outside a clinical setting, predict clinical outcomes?*
Data sources
Studies were identified by searching 3 electronic databases and hand searching journals, reference lists, and conference proceedings.
Study selection
Longitudinal studies fully published in English were selected if they reported on AMBP or SMBP in ≥50 patients.
Data extraction
Data were extracted on study design and setting, method of BP measurement, time and place of BP measurement, and outcomes
Main results
1 prospective cohort study tested the association between SMBP and total and cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths at 6.6 years (n=1728) and between SMBP and fatal and non-fatal …