The value of ambulatory blood pressure measurement to detect masked diastolic hypotension in older patients treated for hypertension

Objective assess how many patients with low ambulatory diastolic blood pressure (DBP) are not identified when relying on office DBP alone, and thus have ‘masked diastolic hypotension’. Design cross-sectional, retrospective cohort study. Setting academic hospital. Subjects 848 patients treated for hypertension who received ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Methods cut-off value between on- and off-target systolic blood pressure (SBP):...