{"id":38246,"date":"2026-06-14T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/?p=38246"},"modified":"2026-06-14T13:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:09:19","slug":"home-blood-pressure-monitoring-linked-to-lower-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/home-blood-pressure-monitoring-linked-to-lower-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Home blood pressure monitoring linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke: study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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LONDON<\/strong> \u2013 Patients who monitor their blood pressure at home and share readings with doctors face a lower risk of heart attack, stroke and death compared with those receiving standard care, according to a major study published on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers from Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Edinburgh tracked nearly 450,000 patients in Scotland with hypertension between 2019 and 2022. Of these, 9,500 used a telemonitoring service called Connect Me BP, while the rest were monitored by their local GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study, funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the European Heart Journal \u2013 Digital Health<\/em>, found that patients using telemonitoring saw blood pressure reductions within three months that were sustained for a year. They also had significantly fewer hospitalisations and deaths from cardiovascular causes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a leading global health problem, contributing to an estimated 7.5 million deaths annually. It rarely causes symptoms, requiring long-term monitoring and treatment through lifestyle changes and medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While earlier studies linked telemonitoring to improved blood pressure control, evidence of its impact on serious outcomes such as stroke and heart failure has been limited. The new findings suggest wider deployment could ease pressure on health systems, researchers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janet Hanley, lead author and Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University, said: \u201cStroke, heart attack and heart failure are major causes of death and disability, and anything which reduces the risk is worthwhile. Blood pressure telemonitoring does this by helping people improve their blood pressure control and is easy and convenient to use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Brian McKinstry of the University of Edinburgh added: \u201cThis study provides the strongest evidence to date that telemonitoring not only reduces blood pressure but also strokes and heart attacks. It is important that we enable people from the most socio-economically deprived parts of the country who are most at risk of these conditions to benefit from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scotland has become a global leader in deploying the technology, with 130,000 people having used Connect Me BP for diagnosis and blood pressure control, experts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor James Leiper, Director of Research at the British Heart Foundation, said: \u201cThis study is further evidence that empowering people to check their blood pressure regularly at home and send their results to a doctor is an efficient approach that could help improve people\u2019s blood pressure control. The reduction in the risk of hospitalisations and deaths from serious cardiovascular events seen in this study is encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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