Abstract
2018 ESC/ESH guidelines have recommended 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to assess hypotensive therapy in many circumstances. Recommended target blood pressure in office blood pressure measurements is between 120/70 and 130/80mmHg. Such targets for 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring lacks. We aimed to define target values of blood pressure in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hypertensive patients. Office blood pressure measurements and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data were collected from 1313 hypertensive patients and sorted following increasing systolic (SBP)/diastolic (DBP) blood pressure in office blood pressure measurements. The corresponding 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to office blood pressure measurements values were calculated. Values 130/80mmHg in office blood pressure measurements correspond in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: night-time SBP/DBP mean: 113.74/66.95mmHg; daytime SBP/DBP mean: 135.02/81.78mmHg and 24-h SBP/DBP mean: 130.24/78.73mmHg. Values 120/70mmHg in office blood pressure measurements correspond in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: night-time SBP/DBP mean: 109.50/63.43mmHg; daytime SBP/DBP mean: 131.01/78.47mmHg and 24-h SBP/DBP mean: 126.36/75.31mmHg. The proposed blood pressure target values in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring complement the therapeutic target indicated in the ESC/ESH recommendations and improves 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring usefulness in clinical practice.
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