Evaluation of office and ambulatory blood pressure in the practice of a primary care physician. Guidelines

Abstract

The guidelines contain data on modern approaches to blood pressure assessment, the basic rules for its measurement, data interpretation, making conclusion, including with combined evaluation of clinical and ambulatory measurement data. Information on the diagnosis of hypertension, evaluation of the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy using clinical and ambulatory blood pressure measurement, both with their separate and combined use, is reflected. Aspects related to the measurement of blood pressure when standing and the diagnosis of hypotension are briefly covered. The guidelines are intended for primary care physicians (internists, general practitioners, cardiologists, neurologists and other specialists), students of medical universities and postgraduate education institutions.

Keywords

• hypertension
• office blood pressure
• ambulatory blood pressure
• orthostatic hypotension
• ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
• white coat hypertension
• masked hypertension