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Masked Hypertension

MedGen UID:
465279
•Concept ID:
C3178811
•
Finding
Synonyms: Hypertension, Masked; Hypertensions, Masked; Masked Hypertensions

Definition

Phenomenon where increased BLOOD PRESSURE readings taken in non-clinical settings (e.g., HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING) do not replicate in clinical settings. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMasked Hypertension

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hypertension Management in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Hebert SA, Ibrahim HN
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2022;18(4):41-49. Epub 2022 Sep 6 doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1119. PMID: 36132579Free PMC Article
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: definition, management, and out-of-office blood pressure measurement.
Metoki H, Iwama N, Hamada H, Satoh M, Murakami T, Ishikuro M, Obara T
Hypertens Res 2022 Aug;45(8):1298-1309. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1038/s41440-022-00965-6. PMID: 35726086Free PMC Article
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Future Maternal Health: How Can the Evidence Guide Postpartum Management?
Hauspurg A, Countouris ME, Catov JM
Curr Hypertens Rep 2019 Nov 27;21(12):96. doi: 10.1007/s11906-019-0999-7. PMID: 31776692Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Relationship between clinic and ambulatory blood pressure and mortality: an observational cohort study in 59 124 patients.
Staplin N, de la Sierra A, Ruilope LM, Emberson JR, Vinyoles E, Gorostidi M, Ruiz-Hurtado G, Segura J, Baigent C, Williams B
Lancet 2023 Jun 17;401(10393):2041-2050. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00733-X. PMID: 37156250
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: definition, management, and out-of-office blood pressure measurement.
Metoki H, Iwama N, Hamada H, Satoh M, Murakami T, Ishikuro M, Obara T
Hypertens Res 2022 Aug;45(8):1298-1309. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1038/s41440-022-00965-6. PMID: 35726086Free PMC Article
Hypertension trials update.
Al Ghorani H, Kulenthiran S, Lauder L, Böhm M, Mahfoud F
J Hum Hypertens 2021 May;35(5):398-409. Epub 2021 Jan 12 doi: 10.1038/s41371-020-00477-1. PMID: 33437020Free PMC Article
Masked Hypertension: Whom and How to Screen?
Anstey DE, Moise N, Kronish I, Abdalla M
Curr Hypertens Rep 2019 Apr 4;21(4):26. doi: 10.1007/s11906-019-0931-1. PMID: 30949843
Masked Hypertension: How to Identify and When to Treat?
Rizzoni D
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2016 Sep;23(3):181-6. Epub 2016 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s40292-016-0140-9. PMID: 27041372

Diagnosis

Hypertension Management in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Hebert SA, Ibrahim HN
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2022;18(4):41-49. Epub 2022 Sep 6 doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1119. PMID: 36132579Free PMC Article
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: definition, management, and out-of-office blood pressure measurement.
Metoki H, Iwama N, Hamada H, Satoh M, Murakami T, Ishikuro M, Obara T
Hypertens Res 2022 Aug;45(8):1298-1309. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1038/s41440-022-00965-6. PMID: 35726086Free PMC Article
Masked Hypertension: Whom and How to Screen?
Anstey DE, Moise N, Kronish I, Abdalla M
Curr Hypertens Rep 2019 Apr 4;21(4):26. doi: 10.1007/s11906-019-0931-1. PMID: 30949843
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the 21st century.
O'Brien E, White WB, Parati G, Dolan E
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2018 Jul;20(7):1108-1111. doi: 10.1111/jch.13275. PMID: 30003702Free PMC Article
Masked Hypertension: How to Identify and When to Treat?
Rizzoni D
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2016 Sep;23(3):181-6. Epub 2016 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s40292-016-0140-9. PMID: 27041372

Therapy

Hypertension trials update.
Al Ghorani H, Kulenthiran S, Lauder L, Böhm M, Mahfoud F
J Hum Hypertens 2021 May;35(5):398-409. Epub 2021 Jan 12 doi: 10.1038/s41371-020-00477-1. PMID: 33437020Free PMC Article
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring to Diagnose and Manage Hypertension.
Huang QF, Yang WY, Asayama K, Zhang ZY, Thijs L, Li Y, O'Brien E, Staessen JA
Hypertension 2021 Feb;77(2):254-264. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.14591. PMID: 33390042Free PMC Article
Gender Differences in Hypertension.
Song JJ, Ma Z, Wang J, Chen LX, Zhong JC
J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2020 Feb;13(1):47-54. Epub 2019 May 1 doi: 10.1007/s12265-019-09888-z. PMID: 31044374
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the 21st century.
O'Brien E, White WB, Parati G, Dolan E
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2018 Jul;20(7):1108-1111. doi: 10.1111/jch.13275. PMID: 30003702Free PMC Article
Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease.
Hamrahian SM, Falkner B
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;956:307-325. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_84. PMID: 27873228

Prognosis

Relationship between clinic and ambulatory blood pressure and mortality: an observational cohort study in 59 124 patients.
Staplin N, de la Sierra A, Ruilope LM, Emberson JR, Vinyoles E, Gorostidi M, Ruiz-Hurtado G, Segura J, Baigent C, Williams B
Lancet 2023 Jun 17;401(10393):2041-2050. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00733-X. PMID: 37156250
Hypertension trials update.
Al Ghorani H, Kulenthiran S, Lauder L, Böhm M, Mahfoud F
J Hum Hypertens 2021 May;35(5):398-409. Epub 2021 Jan 12 doi: 10.1038/s41371-020-00477-1. PMID: 33437020Free PMC Article
Management of Hypertension in the Digital Era: Small Wearable Monitoring Devices for Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring.
Kario K
Hypertension 2020 Sep;76(3):640-650. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.14742. PMID: 32755418Free PMC Article
Gender Differences in Hypertension.
Song JJ, Ma Z, Wang J, Chen LX, Zhong JC
J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2020 Feb;13(1):47-54. Epub 2019 May 1 doi: 10.1007/s12265-019-09888-z. PMID: 31044374
Masked Hypertension: How to Identify and When to Treat?
Rizzoni D
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2016 Sep;23(3):181-6. Epub 2016 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s40292-016-0140-9. PMID: 27041372

Clinical prediction guides

Relationship between clinic and ambulatory blood pressure and mortality: an observational cohort study in 59 124 patients.
Staplin N, de la Sierra A, Ruilope LM, Emberson JR, Vinyoles E, Gorostidi M, Ruiz-Hurtado G, Segura J, Baigent C, Williams B
Lancet 2023 Jun 17;401(10393):2041-2050. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00733-X. PMID: 37156250
Management of Hypertension in the Digital Era: Small Wearable Monitoring Devices for Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring.
Kario K
Hypertension 2020 Sep;76(3):640-650. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.14742. PMID: 32755418Free PMC Article
Epidemiological Impact and Clinical Consequences of Masked Hypertension: A Narrative Review.
Cesario V, Presta V, Figliuzzi I, Citoni B, Battistoni A, Miceli F, Volpe M, Tocci G
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2020 Jun;27(3):195-201. Epub 2020 May 2 doi: 10.1007/s40292-020-00382-1. PMID: 32361899
Measurement of Blood Pressure in Humans: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Muntner P, Shimbo D, Carey RM, Charleston JB, Gaillard T, Misra S, Myers MG, Ogedegbe G, Schwartz JE, Townsend RR, Urbina EM, Viera AJ, White WB, Wright JT Jr
Hypertension 2019 May;73(5):e35-e66. doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000087. PMID: 30827125
Masked Hypertension: How to Identify and When to Treat?
Rizzoni D
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2016 Sep;23(3):181-6. Epub 2016 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s40292-016-0140-9. PMID: 27041372

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of Pediatric Masked Hypertension and Risk of Subclinical Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Chung J, Robinson C, Sheffield L, Paramanathan P, Yu A, Ewusie J, Sanger S, Mitsnefes M, Parekh RS, Sinha MD, Rodrigues M, Thabane L, Dionne J, Chanchlani R
Hypertension 2023 Nov;80(11):2280-2292. Epub 2023 Sep 22 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.20967. PMID: 37737026
Reproducibility of masked hypertension and office-based hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Antza C, Farmakis I, Doundoulakis I, Akrivos E, Stalikas N, Zafeiropoulos S, Kostopoulos G, Stabouli S, Giannakoulas G, Kotsis V
J Hypertens 2022 Jun 1;40(6):1053-1059. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003111. PMID: 35703872
Masked and white coat hypertension, the double trouble of large arteries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Antza C, Vazakidis P, Doundoulakis I, Bouras E, Haidich AB, Stabouli S, Kotsis V
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2020 May;22(5):802-811. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1111/jch.13876. PMID: 32356941Free PMC Article
Masked Hypertension: A Systematic Review.
Thakkar HV, Pope A, Anpalahan M
Heart Lung Circ 2020 Jan;29(1):102-111. Epub 2019 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.08.006. PMID: 31477513
Masked hypertension: a systematic review.
Bobrie G, Clerson P, Ménard J, Postel-Vinay N, Chatellier G, Plouin PF
J Hypertens 2008 Sep;26(9):1715-25. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282fbcedf. PMID: 18698202

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