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A Clinical Dilemma

Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:2655-2656.

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IN THIS ISSUE OF THE ARCHIVES, Grandi et al¹ describe changes in left ventricular (LV) function and size in isolated office hypertensives compared with matched groups of normotensives and sustained hypertensives. Patients with in-office blood pressures (BPs) greater than 140/90 mm Hg but daytime ambulatory BPs less than 130/80 mm Hg were compared with normotensive individuals (in-office systolic BP <135 and/or diastolic <85 mm Hg and daytime ambulatory BP <130/80 mm Hg) and sustained or persistent hypertensives (in-clinic and daytime ambulatory systolic BP >140 and/or diastolic >90 mm Hg). Their findings are of more than academic interest.

Whether isolated office or clinic hypertension is of clinical importance and should be treated poses a dilemma—"to treat or not to treat." In the past 10 years, numerous studies have addressed this problem. Some studies have suggested that casual office BP elevations with normal at-home or ambulatory BPs do not pose an important . . . [Full Text of this Article]

EVIDENCE FOR USING CASUAL BPs FOR MONITORING TREATMENT DECISIONS


WHICH BPs SHOULD BE USED TO GUIDE TREATMENT DECISIONS?

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