This is the claim of a recent article that
appeared on the BBC website on Friday 7th May
2010. The article looked at the role ambulatory
blood pressure monitoring can play in the
diagnosis of "White Coat Hypertension".
In the article Professor Arduino Mangoni, from
the University of Aberdeen states that
"Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is the
tool of choice to correctly diagnose high blood
pressure."
He
goes on to say "Clearly, if you're going to be
treating a person for the rest of their life,
you want to get the readings right, and often
the reading in the doctor's office is much
higher."
In 2001, 90 million prescriptions for blood
pressure lowering drugs were issued by the NHS
at a cost of £840 million so there is a
clear financial benefit to reduce incorrectly
diagnosed hypertensives and save the NHS money.
"Current
guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of
hypertension don't pay enough attention to the
role of ambulatory monitoring, often adopting a
one- size-fits-all approach which doesn't
properly address different patient groups."
The
article can be viewed here You
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