[Diurnal blood pressure. Practical, prognostic and therapeutic aspects]

Outpatient blood pressure monitoring is now feasible employing good equipment which is easy to handle. However, some major problems must be solved before outpatient measurement of blood pressure (AMBP) can be employed routinely in the treatment of hypertension. Normal measurements, a satisfactory description of the AMBP curve and more prognostic studies with and without treatment are necessary.