Diagnostic and Predictive Accuracy of Blood Pressure Screening Methods With Consideration of Rescreening Intervals: An Updated Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

This task force shows the evidence that supports using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring as the reference standard for confirming elevated office blood pressure.  This will serve to confirm elevated blood pressure and avoid misdiagnosis and/or overtreatment.
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Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials
Renal sympathetic denervation in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension (The Symplicity HTN-2 Trial): a randomised controlled trial
Effect of lower sodium intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses

Source: Nephrology Now - January 24, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Nephrology Now editors Tags: Clinical Nephrology Hypertension Source Type: research