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The major impetus for an interest in blood pressure readings, obtained either conventionally or by automated equipment, has been a need to better understand and to more accurately diagnose clinical high blood pressure states. Hypertension is a common chronic condition that may affect up to 25% of the adult population. The major importance of this condition is that it is a risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, especially strokes and heart attacks (1). It has been demonstrated that treatment of high blood pressure by pharmacologic methods decreases the incidence of these major complications and probably prolongs life (2). Thus, there has been a strong incentive to identify individuals with high blood pressure and to provide them with appropriate therapy.
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Weber, M.A., Drayer, J.I.M., Brewer, D.D. (1987). Repetitive Blood Pressure Measurements: Clinical Issues, Techniques, and Data Analysis. In: Scheving, L.E., Halberg, F., Ehret, C.F. (eds) Chronobiotechnology and Chronobiological Engineering. NATO ASI Series, vol 120. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3547-1_21
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