Isolated Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly

摘要

to the editor: Home blood-pressure measurement with the use of an automatic, portable, battery-operated device is easily learned by patients and is an inexpensive way to confirm (or cast doubton) hypertension detected in the office setting. The elderly man described by Chobanian (Aug. 23 issue) in his Clinical Practice article might prove to be normotensive with home blood-pressure#