Maximum home systolic blood pressure is a marker of carotid atherosclerosis

J-HOP Study Group

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Abstract

Background: Maximum home systolic blood pressure (maximum SBP) has been reported as a parameter of blood pressure (BP) variability. We tested the hypothesis that maximum SBP is one of the risk factors of hypertensive target organ damage (TOD). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 4,310 subjects with>1 cardiovascular risk factor. The subjects measured their home BP for 14 consecutive days. Mean and maximum SBPs were used as independent variables. As dependent variables, we used left ventricular mass index (LVMI), brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), maximum carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR). Results: In a multiple regression analysis, the subjects' mean and maximum SBPs were significantly associated with the above TOD markers. Compared to mean SBP, maximum SBP demonstrated a significantly stronger association with CIMT (p<0.001). Conclusion: Based on its clinical significance herein, measurement of maximum home SBP is warranted in addition to measurement of mean home SBP.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)774-778
Number of pages5
JournalClinical and Experimental Hypertension
Volume41
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Nov 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Blood pressure variability
  • carotid atherosclerosis
  • carotid intima-media thickness
  • maximum systolic blood pressure

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