Summary and Conclusion
The growing burden of hypertension has seen an increase in the use and availability of HBPM devices. HBPM provides extensive BP information obtained under fixed timeframes and conditions over a long period; thus, the mean values of HBP are stable and the reproducibility are high. The use of HBPM devices is cost-effective and has stronger prognostic value in terms of CV risk when compared with clinic BP measurement. HBPM is easy to incorporate into normal daily routines, can accurately assess response to hypertensive therapy and enables remote consultations by use of telemonitoring. HBPM also appears to be valuable in assessing patients at risk who would not usually be considered as potentially benefitting from treatment. However, recent data suggest that around a third of HBPM devices are inaccurate.75 The Intelli Wrap cuff technology may reduce the impact of cuff placement and arm movements on accuracy, although further studies are required to confirm this.