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Review
. 2017 Nov;19(11):1192-1201.
doi: 10.1111/jch.13058. Epub 2017 Aug 17.

Current status of home blood pressure monitoring in Asia: Statement from the HOPE Asia Network

Yook-Chin Chia  1   2 , Peera Buranakitjaroen  3 , Chen-Huan Chen  4 , Romeo Divinagracia  5 , Satoshi Hoshide  6 , Sungha Park  7 , Jinho Shin  8 , Saulat Siddique  9 , Jorge Sison  10 , Arieska Ann Soenarta  11 , Guru Prasad Sogunuru  12   13 , Jam Chin Tay  14 , Yuda Turana  15 , Ji-Guang Wang  16 , Lawrence Wong  17 , Yuqing Zhang  18 , Kazuomi Kario  6 ; HOPE Asia Network
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Review

Current status of home blood pressure monitoring in Asia: Statement from the HOPE Asia Network

Yook-Chin Chia et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Hypertension represents a major burden in Asia, with a high prevalence rate but poor level of awareness and control reported in many countries in the region. Home blood pressure monitoring has been validated as an accurate and reliable measure of blood pressure that can help guide hypertension treatment as well as identify masked and white-coat hypertension. Despite its benefits, there has been limited research into home blood pressure monitoring in Asia. The authors reviewed the current evidence on home blood pressure monitoring in Asia, including but not limited to published literature, data presented at congresses, and national hypertension management guidelines to determine the current utilization of home blood pressure monitoring in clinical practice in the region. Public policies to enable greater access to home blood pressure monitoring and its use in clinical care would add considerably to improving hypertension outcomes in Asia.

Keywords: Asia; blood pressure control; home blood pressure monitoring; hypertension.

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