Giovanni Corrao

Twenty-four-hour mean blood pressure and variability combined improve the prognostic value of ambulatory blood pressure

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether adding 24-h blood pressure (BP) variability to 24-h mean BP improves the BP predictive value for cardiovascular and all-cause fatal outcomes. METHODS: In 1993, among individuals of the Pressioni Arteriose Monitorate E Loro Associazioni (PAMELA) pop...