Ambulatory blood pressure in atrial fibrillation: an irregular conundrum of rate and rhythm
Ambulatory blood pressure in atrial fibrillation: an irregular conundrum of rate and rhythm
Por: Dipak Kotecha y Gregory YH Lip. Hypertension Research (2013) 36, 854–855.
The variability of heart rate and stroke volume in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has engendered a scientific dilemma for blood pressure (BP) measurement. However from a clinical standpoint, ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) provides a perfect solution; an average of BP (and hence the variability) across the 24-h period. ABPM techniques avoid observer bias, can identify non-dippers and white-coat hypertension and also have proven prognostic implications in patients with sinus rhythm. [Actualizado: 9 de octubre 2013].
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