Fig. 11.1 Practical therapeutic approach to non-eosinophilic asthma. (LAMA Long-acting antimuscarinic antagonist, LABA Long-acting beta agonists, SABA Short-acting beta agonists, TSLP Thymic stromal lymphopoietin) The first step is to confirm…
ICS/LABA (n = 17,537) ICS (n = 17,552) ICS/LABA vs. ICS hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) Serious asthma-related events Death Intubation Hospitalization 116 2 1 115 105 0 2 105 1.10 (0.85–1.44) Adapted…
Fig. 14.1 Different types of blood pressure variability, their determinants, and prognostic relevance. Taken from [2] by permission. ∗Assessed in laboratory conditions; ‡cardiac, vascular, and renal subclinical organ damage; §blood…
Author (Year) Recruitment (country) No. Participants (% women) Age, years (SD) Device Model (Company) Measurement days (intervals) Measurements per night Systolic BP, mmHg Diastolic BP, mmHg Sleep quality assessment Observational…
Fig. 11.1 Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring: conventional and mobile health-based approaches 11.2 Definitions Telemedicine or telehealth consists in the exchange or delivery of medical information (e.g., health parameters, biological signals,…
Home BP Office BP Ambulatory BP Number of BP measurements ++ + +++ Misleading phenomena (white-coat effect, masked hypertension effect, placebo effect) − + − Observer bias elimination +++…
Percentiles for boys (n = 347) Percentiles for girls (n = 420) Height (cm) N 50th 95th N 50th 95th 120–129 23 105/64 119/76 36 101/64 119/74 130–139 51…
Body Year Recommendation on main indications for clinical use ASH [2] 1995 Confirm elevated office BP by HBPM. If they disagree confirm by ABPM CHS [12] 1999 When HBPM is…
Daytime hypertension White-coat hypertension White-coat effect Systolic and diastolic hypertension Isolated systolic hypertension Isolated diastolic hypertension Siesta dipping/post-prandial hypotension Nocturnal hypertension Dipping: Nocturnal BP fall >10% of daytime values or…
Preferences Concerns • Does not interrupt daily activity • Does not cause pain/bruising • More convenient than ambulatory blood pressure monitoring • Does not disrupt sleep • Less anxiety than clinic-measured blood pressure • More self-control…
