Value of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in diagnosis and treatment of hypertension

Objective To analyze the clinical value of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Methods Seventy hypertensive patients(study group) who were admitted to our hospital from September 2011 to September 2013, as well as 70 persons(control group) who showed normal blood pressure in physical examinations, were included in the study. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and conventional blood pressure monitoring were separately performed in each group, and the monitoring results(24-h blood pressure and pulse pressure, as well as daytime and nighttime blood pressure and pulse pressure) determined by the two monitoring methods were subjected to comparative analysis. Results The study group showed significant differences in 24-h blood pressure and mean values of daytime and nighttime blood pressure when given the two monitoring methods(P 0.05), but the control group showed no significant differences in these indices(P 0.05). Conclusion Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring can provide a more accurate assessment of blood pressure, thus improving the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension and reducing the incidence of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases, and it is of great application value.