Hypertension and Masked Hypertension in a Small Town in Central Italy Revealed Using Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Descriptive Observational Study
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the anamnestic prevalence of hypertension and the number of subjects with high blood pressure independently by clinical history; quantify how many subjects are in our population with masked hypertension. Design: Descriptive observational study with simple random sampling of residents in Santarcangelo di Romagna. Setting and Participants: From February 2011 to February 2013 we carried out the prospective evaluation of 127 participants: 59 females and 68 males, whose average age was 64 years (range 51 - 80). We performed office blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and recorded clinical history. Results and Conclusion: Our population was made of 62 cases with anamnesis of high blood pressure (the anti-hypertensive treatment works only in 79% cases) and of 65 persons without anamnestic hypertension. In this sub-population in 9 cases the office measurement performed before ABPM was normal, but ABPM found high values of blood pressure night time, and an increased average value, condition compatible with a MH diagnosis. The implications are that there is a substantial number of people in the general population who has untreated hypertension and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease that requires serious consideration. The results obtained in this work, in our opinion, suggest a more intensive use of ABPM in the management of patients with high blood pressure or without hypertension but with organ damage difficult to explain, particularly in diabetics and smokers.
Authors and Affiliations
Davide Lazzarini, Giorgio Ioli
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