Rationale and design for the Asia BP@Home study on home blood pressure control status in 12 Asian countries and regions

• Main Authors: Kario, Kazuomi, Tomitani, Naoko, Buranakitjaroen, Peera, Chen, Chen Huan, Chia, Yook Chin, Divinagracia, Romeo, Park, Sungha, Shin, Jinho, Siddique, Saulat, Sison, Jorge, Soenarta, Arieska Ann, Sogunuru, Guru Prasad, Tay, Jam Chin, Turana, Yuda, Wang, Ji Guang, Wong, Lawrence, Zhang, Yuqing, Wanthong, Sirisawat, Hoshide, Satoshi, Kanegae, Hiroshi
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21676/; https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.13145

Home blood pressure (BP) monitoring is endorsed in multiple guidelines as a valuable adjunct to office BP measurements for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. In many countries throughout Asia, physicians are yet to appreciate the significant contribution of BP variability to cardiovascula...