ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2023
Diagnosing hypertension in primary care: a retrospective cohort study to investigate the importance of night-time blood pressure assessment.
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Abstract
backgroundAmbulatory blood-pressure monitoring (ABPM) has become less frequent in primary care since the COVID-19 pandemic, with home blood-pressure monitoring (HBPM) often the preferred alternative; however, HBPM cannot measure night-time blood pressure (BP), and patients whose night-time BP does not dip, or rises (reverse dipping), have poorer cardiovascular outcomes.
aimTo investigate the importance of measuring night-time BP when assessing individuals for hypertension. DESIGN AND
settingRetrospective cohort study of two patient populations - namely, hospital patients admitted to four UK acute hospitals located in Oxfordshire, and participants of the BP in different ethnic groups (BP-Eth) study, who were recruited from 28 UK general practices in the West Midlands.
methodUsing BP data collected for the two cohorts, three systolic BP phenotypes (dipper, non-dipper, and reverse dipper) were studied.
resultsAmong the hospital cohort, 48.9% (
conclusionNot measuring night-time BP puts all groups, other than dippers, at risk of failure to identify hypertension. As a result of this study, it is recommended that GPs should offer ABPM to all patients aged ≥60 years as a minimum when assessing for hypertension.
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