Importance of ambulatory blood pressure in hypertension management

Head, Geoffrey A; McGrath, Barry P; Nelson, Mark R; Stowasser, Michael

doi:10.5694/mja12.11516

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1 Department of Neuropharmacology, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC.
2 Monash University and Southern Health, Melbourne, VIC.
3 University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.
4 School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.

Correspondence: geoff.head@baker.edu.au

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This letter has been prepared by members of the Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Consensus Committee of the National Heart Foundation and the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia.

Competing interests:

Relevant disclosures provided in our original article (Med J Aust 2012; 197: 143-144; doi: 10.5694/mja11.11637).

1. Manios ED, Koroboki EA, Tsivgoulis GK, et al. Factors influencing white-coat effect. Am J Hypertens 2008; 21: 153-158.
2. Ejaz AA, Kazory A, Heinig ME. 24-hour blood pressure monitoring in the evaluation of supine hypertension and orthostatic hypotension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2007; 9: 952-955.

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