Hypertension
New hypertension data have been reported by scientists at Tohoku University
Published in Medical Device Business Week, February 6th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Blood Pressure Monitoring, "Recent guidelines for the treatment of hypertension have all emphasized the importance of self-blood pressure (BP) measurements at home (home BID) in clinical applications of practice, research, and epidemiology. In the Ohasama study, a cohort study based on home BP, we have demonstrated several important findings to be incorporated in those guidelines."
"We demonstrated that home BP more accurately and reliably reflect target organ damage and the prognosis of cardiovascular disease than conventional BP, whereas the predictive value of home BP increased progressively with the number...
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