722 Please measure your blood pressure
According to the 2022 Taiwan Hypertension Treatment Guidelines, blood pressure values ≥ 130/80 mmHg are considered high blood pressure.
722 Please measure your blood pressure~Measure twice a day, morning and evening, for 7 consecutive days, take the average value after one minute interval
The first blood pressure measurement time is 1 hour after waking up in the morning and going to the toilet, but before taking medicine or eating; the second blood pressure measurement time is 1 hour before going to bed at night
Home blood pressure (HBP) has been recognized as a prognostic predictor for cardiovascular events, and integrated into the diagnosis and management of hypertension. With increasing accessibility of oscillometric blood pressure devices, HBP monitoring is easy to perform, more likely to obtain reliable estimation of blood pressures, and feasible to document long-term blood pressure variations, compared to office and ambulatory blood pressures. To obtain reliable HBP estimates, a standardized HBP monitoring protocol is essential. A consensus regarding the optimal duration and frequency of HBP monitoring is yet to be established. Based on the current evidence, the “722” protocol, which stands for two measurements on one occasion, two occasions a day (morning and evening), and over a consecutive of 7 days, is most commonly used in clinical studies and recommended in relevant guidelines and consensus documents. In the Taiwan HBP consensus, the frequency of repeating the “722” protocol of HBP monitoring according to different scenarios of hypertension management, from every 2 weeks to 3 months, is recommended. It is reasonable to conclude that the “722” protocol for HBP monitoring is clinically justified and can serve as a basis for standardized HBP monitoring.
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