General practitioner: “24-hour blood pressure measurement is not particularly practical”

Interview about the recommendations General practitioner: “24-hour blood pressure measurement is not particularly practical”

Evidence-based and clinically relevant – that's what a guideline should be. In an interview with Ärzte Zeitung, Uwe Popert of the German Society for Cardiovascular Medicine (DEGAM) finds many positive aspects of the NVL Hypertension. He also criticizes the ESC guideline's strong focus on 24-hour measurements.