“Our findings are a sobering reminder of something we have long known: Blood pressure changes constantly throughout the day,” says study lead author Mark Mitsnefes, M.D., M.S., from the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Cincinnati Children’s. “We really can’t rely on a single measurement as a valid indicator.”
“Our findings are a sobering reminder of something we have long known: Blood pressure changes constantly throughout the day,” says study lead author Mark Mitsnefes, M.D., M.S., from the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Cincinnati Children’s. “We really can’t rely on a single measurement as a valid indicator.”