Cumulative Blood Pressure Load: A Better Predictor of CV Events?
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Cumulative systolic blood pressure load, which can be calculated from serial blood pressure measurements, may provide better prediction of major cardiovascular events compared with traditional blood pressure measures, a new study suggests.
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@pankaj-m The researchers explain that the management of hypertension has traditionally centered around blood pressure measurements taken at a single timepoint, with adequate control defined as those measurements being below a predefined target threshold. However, this approach fails to recognize blood pressure as a continuous measure that fluctuates over time and does not acknowledge that the most recently recorded measurement may not reflect previous blood pressure control.