This volume describes recent technical advances in ambulatory blood pressure recording, including the move from invasive to noninvasive methods, and highlights the increasing clinical utility of this modality - in identifying and assessing cardiovascular risk factors, monitoring labile hypertension, evaluating borderline hypertension, and determining the efficacy of different antihypertensive regimens. Full consideration is given to the merits and drawbacks of patient self-monitoring of blood pressure versus automated ambulatory recording. Other chapters analyze the therapeutic conclusions of recent intervention trials and offer projections regarding future technical advances and expanded clinical applications.
