The present paper reports differences between office blood pressure (BP) measurement (OBPM) and ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) in a large multi-centre Indian all comers' population visiting primary care physicians. ABPM and OBPM data from 27,472 subjects (aged 51 ± 14 years, males 68.2%, treated 45.5%) were analysed and compared. Patients were classified based on the following hypertension thresholds: systolic BP (SBP) ≥ 140 and/or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥90 mmHg for OBPM, and SBP ≥ 130 and/or DBP ≥ 80 mmHg for 24-h ABPM, and SBP ≥ 120 and/or DBP ≥ 70 mmHg for night-time ABPM and SBP ≥ 135 and/or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg for daytime ABPM, all together. White coat hypertension (WCH) was seen in 12.0% (n = 3304), masked hypertension (MH) in 19.3% (n = 5293) and 55.5% (n = 15,246) had sustained hypertension. Isolated night-time hypertension (INH) was diagnosed in 11.9% (n = 3256). Untreated subjects had MH relatively more often than treated subjects (23.0% vs. 14.8%, p < 0.0001; respectively). Females had higher relative risk (RR) of having WCH than males (RR 1.16 [CI 95, 1.07-1.25], p < 0.0001). Whereas, males had higher RR of MH than females (RR 1.09 [CI 95, 1.02-1.17] p < 0.01). INH subjects had lower average systolic and diastolic dipping percentages (0.7 ± 6.6/ 2.2 ± 7.9 vs. 9.0 ± 7.3/11.9 ± 8.5, p < 0.001) than those without INH. In conclusion, for diagnosis of hypertension there was a contradiction between OBPM and ABPM in approximately one-third of all patients, and a substantial number of patients had INH. Using ABPM in routine hypertension management can lead to a reduction in burden and associated costs for Indian healthcare. Supplementary informationThe online version of this article (https://

The present paper reports trends in office blood pressure (BP) measurement (OBPM) and ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) with age in a large multi‐center Indian all comers’ population visiting primary care physicians. ABPM and OBPM data from 27 472 subjects (aged 51 ± 14 years, males 68.2%, treated 45.5%) were analyzed and compared. Individual differences between OBPM and ABPM patterns were compared for patients according to 10‐year age categories. Results showed that systolic (S) BP values started to increase with age from the age of 40, BP variability (SD) increased from the age of 30 years. Diastolic (D) BP values started to decrease from the age of 50 years. Mean OBPM values were higher than daytime ABPM values (all P < .001) in all age‐groups. The prevalence of white coat hypertension (WCH) and masked hypertension (MH) was based on OBPM and daytime, 24‐hour, and nighttime average BPs together. WCH decreased with age from 15.1% and 12.4% in treated and untreated subjects at the youngest age to 7.2% and 6.9% in the oldest age, respectively. MH prevalence was higher for untreated than for treated subjects but remained similar for all age‐groups (range of 18.6%‐21.3%). The prevalence of reverse dippers increased with age from the youngest to oldest group with 7.3%‐34.2% (P < .001 for trend). Dippers prevalence decreased from 42.5% to 17.9% from the youngest to oldest age‐groups, respectively (P < .001 for trend). These findings confirm that BP patterns show clear differences in trends with age, particularly regarding nighttime BP.

Background The effectiveness of amlodipine has been reported in clinical trials in India. However, real-world data on the effectiveness of amlodipine in India is limited. Objective To provide real-world evidence regarding the effectiveness of amlodipine as monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive drugs (AHDs) in Indian patients with essential hypertension. Methods Electronic medical record data of adult patients who were diagnosed with essential hypertension (≥ 140/90 mmHg) and were prescribed amlodipine as monotherapy or add-on therapy were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were classified based on the number of AHD classes prescribed on initiation of amlodipine. Change in systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure from baseline was the primary endpoint. Evaluation of proportion of patients who achieved treatment goals as per 2018 European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Hypertension guidelines was the secondary endpoint. Readings were obtained before initiating amlodipine and after at least a month of therapy with amlodipine. Results Among the 462 included patients, the majority (90.7%) were on amlodipine monotherapy or amlodipine + 1AHD. Mean (95% confidence interval [CI]) change in the amlodipine monotherapy group was: SBP (− 12.1 [− 14.9, − 9.3] mmHg) and DBP (− 7.5 [− 8.9, − 6.1] mmHg) and mean (95% CI) change in the amlodipine + 1AHD group was: SBP (− 17.8 [− 21.0, − 14.6] mmHg) and DBP (− 9.5 [− 11.0, − 8.0] mmHg) ( P < 0.001 for all). SBP and DBP goals were achieved by 31.4% and 42.9% of patients on amlodipine monotherapy and by 38.9% and 51.8% of patients on amlodipine + 1AHD, respectively. Among patients aged ≤ 45 years, mean (95% CI) change in the amlodipine monotherapy group was: SBP (− 11.7 [− 16.0, − 7.4] mmHg; P < 0.001) and DBP (− 7.2 [− 9.7, − 4.7] mmHg; P < 0.001) and mean (95% CI) change in the amlodipine + 1AHD group was: SBP (− 14.6 [− 21.9, − 7.3] mmHg; P < 0.05) and DBP (− 10.6 [− 14.8, − 6.4] mmHg; P < 0.01). SBP and DBP goals were achieved by 35.4% and 33.8% of patients on amlodipine monotherapy and by 48.0% and 56.0% of patients on amlodipine + 1AHD, respectively. Among patients aged ≥ 65 years, mean (95% CI) change in the amlodipine monotherapy group was: SBP (− 13.9 [− 20.2, − 7.6] mmHg; P < 0.01) and DBP (− 8.5 [− 11.4, − 5.7] mmHg; P < 0.001) and mean (95% CI) change in the amlodipine + 1AHD group was: SBP (− 22.4 [− − 28.8, − 16.0] mmHg; P < 0.001) and DBP (− 10.8 [− 14.0, − 7.6] mmHg; P < 0.001). SBP and DBP goals were achieved by 25.5% and 13.7% of patients on amlodipine monotherapy and by 29.8% and 14.0% of patients on amlodipine + 1AHD. Conclusion Amlodipine prescribed as mo...

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Severe neurological complications are associated with falciparum malaria. We describe the case of an eight-year-old male child with severe falciparum malaria with high-level parasitemia and severe thrombocytopenia. There were features of abnormal gait, speech difficulty and altered behavior pattern during the recovery phase. This occurred even after receiving antimalarial therapy. MRI showed bilateral cerebellar atrophy.