Why does the KDIGO Work Group take the view that patients should not be penalized for suboptimal clinical practice?
The KDIGO Work Group takes the view that patients should not be penalized for suboptimal clinical practice as one should not rely on routine of ce BP to adjust BP-lowering therapy. It is noted that Hypertension Canada recommends an SBP target of <120 mm Hg using standardize BP measurement, which is consistent with the present guideline. The ACC/AHA guideline provides a table of equivalent BP values among standardized of ce, home, daytime ambulatory, night-time ambulatory, and 24-hour ambulatory measure- ments. However, differences in BP values obtained using different measurement techniques vary greatly among individual persons and even within a given individual over time.