Mediavilla García, Juan DiegoJaén Águila, FernandoFernández Torres, CeliaGil Extremera, BlasJiménez Alonso, Juan2012-11-092012-11-092012Mediavilla García JD, Jaén Águila F, Fernández Torres C, Gil Extremera.B, Jiménez Alonso J. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the elderly. Int J Hypertens. 2012;2012:5482862090-0384Article ID 548286http://hdl.handle.net/10668/610The incidence of hypertension is high in the elderly and is present in 2/3 of the patients older than 65 years. Prevalence can reach 90% in patients older than 80 years. The presence of isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) is characteristic of this population. However, the prevalence of hypertension by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is not well known. In this study, we analyzed the special characteristics of hypertension in this population, giving special emphasis on ABPM readingsenHipertensiónAncianoMonitoreo Ambulatorio de la Presión ArterialMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases::Vascular Diseases::HypertensionMedical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::AgedMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular::Blood Pressure Determination::Blood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryMedical Subject Headings::Publication Characteristics::Publication Formats::Journal Article::Reviewresearch article22229085open access10.1155/2012/5482862090-0392PMC3249829