Introducción de la monitorización ambulatoria de la presión arterial en el manejo de la hipertensión arterial en una consulta de Atención Primaria de ámbito rural

ABPM is a very useful instrument in the management of chronic hypertensive patient and facilitates decision-making, thus avoiding unnecessary initiation of treatments. It helps to optimize the doses in patients already known to have while coat effect in the consultation and allows for an approach to the circadian profile of blood pressure and to consider chronotherapy as one more therapeutic option to decrease cardiovascular risk factors.