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It has been reported that masked hypertension, a state in which patients show normal clinic blood pressure (BP) but elevated out-of-clinic BP by self-measured home BP, is a predictor of cardiovascular morbidity much like sustained hypertension. In addition, nocturnal BP is closely associated with cardiovascular disease. This might mean that ambulatory and self-measured home BP monitoring each provide independent information. We performed ambulatory BP monitoring, self-measured home BP monitoring, echocardiography and carotid ultrasonography in 165 community-dwelling subjects. We subclassified the patients according to the ambulatory and self-measured home BP levels as follows: in the masked nocturnal hypertension group, the self-measured home BP level was <135/85 mmHg and the ambulatory nocturnal BP level was ≥120/75 mmHg; in the normotensive group, the self-measured home BP level was <135/85 mmHg and the ambulatory nocturnal BP level was <120/75 mmHg. The intima-media thickness (IMT) and relative wall thickness (RWT) were greater in the masked nocturnal hypertension group than in the normotensive group (IMT: 0.76±0.20 vs. 0.64±0.14 mm, p<0.05; RWT: 0.50±0.14 vs. 0.41±0.10, p<0.05). Even in hypertensives with well-controlled self-measured home BP, elevated ambulatory nocturnal BP might promote target organ damage. We must rule out masked hypertension using self-measured home BP monitoring, and we might also need to rule out nocturnal masked hypertension using ambulatory BP monitoring.
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Hoshide, S., Ishikawa, J., Eguchi, K. et al. Masked Nocturnal Hypertension and Target Organ Damage in Hypertensives with Well-Controlled Self-Measured Home Blood Pressure. Hypertens Res 30, 143–149 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.30.143
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