Correctly understanding and using medical statistics is a key skill for all medical students
and health professionals. In an informal and friendly style, Medical Statistics from Scratch …

Objective: Although most national guidelines for the diagnosis and management of
hypertension emphasize that the initiation and modification of blood pressure (BP)-lowering …

It is still uncertain whether one can safely base treatment decisions on self-measurement of
blood pressure. In the present study, we investigated whether antihypertensive treatment …

Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality,
especially in patients with diabetes mellitus (1). The classic definition of HTN is based on …

Hypertension is an important public health issue due to its association with a number of
serious diseases, including cardiovascular disease and stroke. The importance of …

The reasons for routinely measuring blood pressures in adults are evident. Raised blood
pressure is a common condition that does not have specific clinical manifestations until …

We did a subject-level meta-analysis of the changes (Δ) in blood pressure (BP) observed 3
and 6 months after renal denervation (RDN) at 10 European centers. Recruited patients (n …

The term “ultima ratio” has multiple, though related, meanings. The motto “ultima ratio
regum,” cast on the cannons of the French army of King Louis XIV, meant that war is the last …

The rational management of hypertension (HT) inevitably starts with accurate measurement
of blood pressure (BP). The recently published Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial …

Objective: To assess alternatives to measuring ambulatory pressure, whichbest predicts
response to treatment and adverse outcome. Setting: Three general practices in England …