Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Measuring BP at Home = Lower BP

"Self-measurement of blood pressure in the home, whether or not supplemented with counseling, educational materials, or other kinds of support, lowers BP over six months to a year compared with standard clinic-based BP monitoring, suggests a meta-analysis of 52 prospective studies published August 5, 2013 in the Annals of Internal Medicine."

Uhlig K, Patel K, Ip S, et al. Self-measured blood pressure monitoring in the management of hypertension. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2013

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