Predictive Accuracy of 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Clinic Blood Pressure for Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: According to current clinical practice guidelines, Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement (ABPM) is recommended to confirm diagnoses of hypertension. It remains unclear as to which method is superior in predicting mortality outcomes.

Methods: Prospective observational studies, comparing ABPM with Clinical Blood Pressure Measurements (CBPM), were included with outcomes of the study being all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.