Table A1.

Advantages and limitations of ABPM vs office and HBPM readings in clinical practice

Recommendation	Class of recommendation	Level of evidence
1. ABPM is the gold standard to assess 24‐h BP, sleep BP, and diurnal BPV	I	A
2. Cuff inflation‐related problems can occur during clinical use of ABPM	IIa	C
3. ABPM and HBPM could be used as complementary, rather than alternative, tools	I	B
4. ABPM is useful for detecting ambulatory cardiovascular risk (isolated daytime hypertension, isolated nocturnal hypertension) that cannot be detected using clinic BP and HBPM	IIa	B
5. ABPM is useful for evaluating the 24‐h BP‐lowering effect of antihypertensive treatments, and for detecting masked uncontrolled hypertension, even when clinic and home BP are well controlled	I	A
6. ABPM would be useful for detecting ambulatory hypotensive episodes (antihypertensive medication‐related, postprandial, due to autonomic dysfunction, etc) in patients with hypotensive symptoms (fainting, weakness, sleepiness)	I	A

Abbreviations: ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP, blood pressure; BPV, blood pressure variability.