Publications

Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is recognized as a reference tool for accurately diagnosing hypertension. To clarify competencies and roles and standardize the processes related to the technique's implementation and proper management, experts of the Blood Pressure Monitoring Working Group of the Italian Society of Hypertension have drafted this document with the aim of providing a quick and easy reference guide for training healthcare professionals in the field. In this document the role of telemedicine and blood pressure telemonitoring in community pharmacies and general practitioners’ offices is also presented and discussed. Omboni S, Bilo G, Saladini F, Di Guardo A, Palatini P, Parati G, Pucci G, Virdis A, Muiesan ML. Standards for the Implementation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting of 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Recommendations of the Italian Society of Hypertension. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2024 Sep;31(5):425-436.

In this review, the experience of major international experts in applying of digital health tools is reported. Among the experts, Prof. Omboni discusses the important role of THOLOMEUS^® in Italy. Bit-Avragim N, Bousquet J, Cantù S, Omboni S, Ravot E, Tunnah P. The evolving reality of digital health. Digit Health. 2024 Sep 26;10:20552076241277646.

In 591 hypertensive patients of the VASOTENS Registry followed-up for 4.2 years, ambulatory brachial and central blood pressure, pulse wave velocity (PWV), and augmentation  index (AIx) were obtained with a validated upper arm cuff-based pulse wave  analysis technology. A total of 104 events (24 fatal) were recorded. Advanced age , female sex, cardiovascular disease, increased 24-h central pulse pressure, PWV , or AIx were significantly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality. Omboni S, Alfie J, Arystan A, Avolio A, Barin E, Bokusheva J, Bulanova N, Butlin M, Cuffaro P, Derevyanchenko M, Grigoricheva E, Gurevich A, Konradi A, Muiesan ML, Paini A, Pereira T, Statsenko ME, Tan I; VASOTENS Registry Study Group. Association of 24-h central hemodynamics and stiffness with cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. The VASOTENS Registry. J Hypertens. 2024 Sep 1;42(9):1590-1597.

In 52,9911 subjects (46% male and 54% female) belonging to 860 Italian pharmacies, better blood pressure control was observed in women than men. However, women showed greater blood pressure variability, higher heart rate levels, and a higher prevalence of white-coat hypertension. A higher prevalence of masked hypertension was observed in men. What has been observed in this study may be useful to personalize the management of arterial hypertension between women and men. Omboni S, Khan NA, Kunadian V, Olszanecka A, Schutte AE, Mihailidou AS. Sex Differences in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Levels and Subtypes in a Large Italian Community Cohort. Hypertension. 2023 Jul;80(7):1417-1426.