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Xiaolei Zhu1, Paul Francis Murphy2, Alexander Kaiteris1
1Department of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, USA.
Journal of primary care & community health
|December 24, 2025
Resumen
La Monitorización Domiciliaria de la Presión Arterial (MDPA) con seguimiento oportuno mejoró eficazmente el control de la hipertensión en pacientes de atención primaria. Este enfoque ayudó al 66 % de los pacientes no controlados a alcanzar la presión arterial objetivo, reduciendo el riesgo cardiovascular.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Cardiología
- Medicina de Atención Primaria
- Investigación de Servicios de Salud
Sus antecedentes:
- El control óptimo de la hipertensión (HTA) es crucial para la reducción del riesgo cardiovascular.
- Las medidas de calidad actuales definen la HTA no controlada por una sola lectura de PA ≥140/90 mmHg.
- Es necesaria la estandarización del manejo de la HTA en entornos ambulatorios académicos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Mejorar y estandarizar el manejo y control de la HTA.
- Identificar los factores que contribuyen a la PA no controlada.
- Implementar y evaluar una estrategia para mejorar el control de la HTA.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de causa raíz de la HTA no controlada en beneficiarios de Medicare (2023-2024).
- Implementación de la Monitorización Domiciliaria de la Presión Arterial (MDPA) con seguimiento oportuno.
- Evaluación del control de la PA en 38 pacientes después de la intervención.
Principales resultados:
- La falta de mediciones repetidas de la PA y el seguimiento inadecuado fueron factores clave en la HTA no controlada.
- La validación del dispositivo MDPA confirmó la precisión en 40 de 42 dispositivos.
- El 66 % de los pacientes (25/38) lograron una PA controlada en 2 semanas; 10 solo con MDPA.
Conclusiones:
- La MDPA combinada con un seguimiento cercano es una estrategia eficaz para mejorar el control de la HTA.
- Este enfoque puede reducir la hipertensión no controlada y mejorar la presentación de informes de atención basada en el valor.
- Investigaciones futuras pueden optimizar la integración de la MDPA en la atención primaria de rutina.
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