Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Home Blood Pressure Monitors Could Prove Inaccurate

A recent study to be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 in Philadelphia revealed home blood pressure monitors may be inaccurate in up to 15% of patients. Major guidelines recommend home blood pressure monitoring to guide diagnosis and treatment of patients with hypertension; however, little is known about the real-world accuracy of home blood pressure monitors that patients use. Researchers led by Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH (Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, ...

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