Assessment of Nocturnal Blood Pressure by Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

Among blood pressure measurements obtained by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), nocturnal blood pressure has been reported to have greater prognostic significance than daytime blood pressure or 24-h blood pressure (1, 2). Blunted nocturnal blood pressure dipping (as seen in nondippers or risers) has also been shown to be a risk factor for hypertensive target organ damage (3), cardiovascular events (4), and stroke events (5). We...