Is High Central BP but Normal Office Brachial BP a risk?-The ABC-J II Study-

Background: Clinical significance of central blood pressure (BP) in treated hypertensives has not been established. We tested the hypothesis that subjects with high central systolic BP (CBP) but normal office brachial BP (OBP) have high cardiovascular risk profile. Methods: All of the subjects were participants enrolled in the Antihypertensives and Blood pressure of Central artery study in Japan (ABC-J) II study. Radial applanation tonometry...