Is there a need to redo many of the diagnoses of hypertension?

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Most hypertensive subjects undergoing treatment were diagnosed solely through measurements made in the consultation office. The objective of this study was to redo the diagnosis of treated patients after new clinical measurements and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)...

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Main Authors: José Marcos Thalenberg, Bráulio Luna Filho, Maria Teresa Nogueira Bombig, Yoná Afonso Francisco, Rui Manuel dos Santos Póvoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000300007&lng=en&tlng=en