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Home blood pressure measurement has a stronger predictive power for mortality than does screening blood pressure measurement

Journal of Hypertension · 1998 · Vol. 16(7) · pp. 971–975

Takayoshi Ohkubo✉(Tohoku University)Yutaka Imai(Tohoku University)Ichiro Tsuji(Tohoku University)Kenichi Nagai(Miwa Hospital)Junko Kato(Tohoku University)Noriko Kikuchi(Tohoku University)Akimitsu Nishiyama(Tohoku University)Akiko Aihara(Tohoku University)Makoto Sekino(Tohoku University)Masahiro Kikuya(Tohoku University)Sadayoshi Ito(Tohoku University)Hiroshi Satoh(Tohoku University)Shigeru Hisamichi(Tohoku University)

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Abstract

Home blood pressure measurement had a stronger predictive power for mortality than did screening blood pressure measurement for a general population. This appears to be the first study in which the prognostic significances of home and screening blood pressure measurements have been compared.

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionMedicineBlood pressureProportional hazards modelPopulationInternal medicineCardiologyEnvironmental health

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AdultAgedBlood Pressure DeterminationFemaleHumansHypertensionJapanMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesProportional Hazards ModelsSelf-Examination

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European Society of Hypertension Position Paper on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring