Table 2.

Main studies with ABPM for secondary prevention of stroke

Author	Population	Main findings	Reference
Castilla-Guerra et al.	101 stroke survivors	Chronic disruption of circadian BP rhythm. One-year follow-up period	[16]
Sasaki et al.	48 elderly bedridden hypertensive stroke patients	Nocturnal BP fall was blunted in most (~90%) of the patients	[17]
Cugini et al.	51 patients with TIA and 225 control subjects	Higher sensitivity of ABPM compared to office BP in evaluating the effectiveness of antihypertensive treatment	[18]
Zakopoulos et al.	187 hypertensive stroke survivors	Less effective BP control using ABPM compared to office recordings	[19]
Castilla-Guerra et al.	50 ischemic stroke survivors	High frequency of nocturnal hypotension episodes	[25]
Yamamoto et al.	105 lacunar infarcts	Lack of J-curve	[27]
Yamamoto et al.	177 lacunar strokes	High 24-hour SBP is an independent predictors for vascular events and dementia	[28]
Staals et al.	123 lacunar strokes	Association with the presence and number of brain microbleeds	[29]
Yamamoto et al.	224 lacunar infarctions	Association with cognitive impairment	[30]