CONTENTS
(1) Measuring your blood pressure
(2) Choosing a home blood pressure monitor
(3) Up to Date - Patient education regarding hypertension
(4) Medical society guidelines regarding hypertension in adults
(5) Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
(1) Measuring your blood pressure at home
American Heart Association - Monitoring your blood pressure at home
Mayo Clinic - Get the most out of home blood pressure monitoring
Harvard Health Publisher - How to monitor-and lower-your blood pressure at home
(2) Choosing a home blood pressure monitor
The American Heart Association recommends an automatic, cuff-style, bicep (upper-arm) monitor. Wrist and finger monitors are not recommended because they yield less reliable readings. Choose a monitor that has been validated. If you are unsure, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice or find options at validatebp.org
(3) Up to Date - Patient education regarding hypertension
The basics (short, easy-to-read articles that provide a general overview)
Beyond the basics (longer, more sophisticated, and more detailed articles)
(4) Medical society guidelines regarding hypertension in adults
AHA: Scientific statement on the measurement of blood pressure in humans (2019)
Guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults (2017) from: ACC/AHA/American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)/Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)/American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)/American Geriatrics Society (AGS)/American Pharmacists Association (APhA)/American Society of Hypertension (ASH)/American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC)/National Medical Association (NMA)/Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
International Society of Hypertension (ISH): Global hypertension practice guidelines (2020)
(5) Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) — ABPM is determined using a device worn by the patient that takes blood pressure (BP) measurements over a 24- to 48-hour period. ABPM is the most accurate way to measure blood pressure. However, ABPM is not available in most clinicians' offices, often due to its expense and lack of coverage by insurance companies.