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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2025

Treating Numbers or Patients? Rethinking Supine Hypertension in Hospitalized Adults.

Cassiano Teixeira

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Cassiano TeixeiraICU - Hospital Nora Teixeira - Complexo Hospitalar da Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-7651-3799

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Abstract

In-hospital blood pressure (BP) monitoring often leads to the detection of isolated elevated readings, particularly in the supine position during nighttime checks. However, growing evidence suggests that these transient hypertensive values - frequently labeled as "supine hypertension" - may not warrant pharmacologic intervention in the absence of acute end-organ damage. This opinion piece argues against the reflexive treatment of supine hypertension in hospitalized patients and highlights the risks associated with aggressive management. Excessive monitoring and the lack of contextual interpretation of BP fluctuations may expose patients to unnecessary harm.

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Blood Pressure DeterminationHypertensionAdultBlood PressureHospitalizationHumansSupine Position

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