ABPM – General

Fitzgerald D, O’Malley K, O’Brien E. Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Normotensives and Hypertensive Subjects. In: Blood Pressure Variability. Eds. D. Magometschnigg ans G. Hitzenberger. Uhlen Austria. 1983. Pp.75-84.

Fitzgerald DJ, O’Malley K, O’Brien E. Reproducibility of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Recordings. In: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring. Eds. M.A. Weber and J.I.M. Drayer. Springer-Verlag. New York. 1984. pp.71-74.

O’Brien E, Fitzgerald D, O’Malley K. Comparison of clinic, home and ambulatory blood pressure measurement. J Ambul Monitoring 1988;1:285-291.

O’Brien E, Cox JP, Fitzgerald DJ, O’Malley K. Discrepancy between clinic and ambulatory blood pressure measurement in the evaluation of two antihypertensive agents. J Human Hypertens 1989;3:259-262.

O’Brien E, O’Malley K. Blood Pressure Measurement. J Ir Coll Physician Surg 1990;19:281-294.
Scientific Committee: Amery A, Brunner HR, Clement DL, Distler A, Ganten D, Gotzen R, Imai Y, Mancia G, Meyer-Sabellek W, O’Brien E, Pickering T. Consensus document on non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. J Hypertens 1990;8(suppl6):135-140

Pickering T, O’Brien E, O’Malley K. Second international consensus meeting on twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement: consensus and conclusions. J Hypertens 1991;9(Suppl 8):S2-S6.

Cox J, O’Malley K, Atkins N, O’Brien E. A comparison of the twenty-four-hour blood pressure profile in normotensive and hypertensive subjects. J Hypertens 1991;9(suppl 1):S3-S6.

O’Brien E, Cox J, O’Malley K. The role of twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement in clinical practice. J Hypertens 1991;9(Suppl 8):S63-S65.

O’Brien E, O’Malley K, Mee F, Atkins N, Cox J. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement in the diagnosis and management of hypertension. J Human Hypertens 1991;5(Suppl.2):23-30

O’Brien E, Cox J, O’Malley K. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement in the evaluation of antihypertensive drug effect. In Blood Pressure Measurement. Eds. E. O’Brien and K. O’Malley. HANDBOOK OF HYPERTENSION. Eds. W.H.Birkenhager and J.L.Reid. Elsevier. Amsterdam. 1991. pp. 245-260

Meyer-Sabellek W, O’Brien E. Validierung und klinischer Einsatz der ambulanten Langzeitslutakruckregistrierung (ABDM). Nieren-und Hochdruckkrankheiten, Jahrang. 1991;10:S631-S635

Staessen J, O’Brien E, Atkins N, Amery A. On behalf of the AD-Hoc Working Group. Short Report. Ambulatory blood pressure in normotensive compared with hypertensive subjects: J Hypertens 1993;11:1289-1297.

Stanton A, O’Brien E.Non-invasive 24 Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Current Status. Postgrad Med J 1993;69:255-267.

O’Brien E. Position paper: Devices for measuring 24-hour blood pressure. Blood Pressure 1996;1:177-180.

O’Brien E. Chapter 1C. Automated blood pressure measurement. In: Practical management of hypertension. Ed. W. Birkenhager. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Boston, London. 1996.p.23-34

O’Brien E. Ambulatory blood pressure measurements as a guide for predicting the occurrence of hypertensive organ involvement. Handbook of Hypertension. Ed: L. Hansson. Series eds: J. Reid & W. Birkenhager. ‘Assessment of Hypertensive Organ Damage’.Elsevier. Amsterdam. 1997.Pp. 28-42

Duggan J, O’Brien E. Ambulatory blood pressure in the older adult and blood pressure measurement. Hypertension in the Older Adult. Ed. A.K.Scott. Arnold. London. 1997. Pp. 103-128

Staessen JA, O’Brien ET, Thijs L, Fagard R. Modern approaches to blood pressure measurement. Occup Environ Med 2000.57.510-520

O’Brien E, Beevers G, Lip GHY. ABC of Hypertension. Part III. Automated sphygmomanometry: ambulatory blood pressure measurement. BMJ 2001;322:1110-1114

O’Brien E. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in primary care: a comment. Br J Cardiology 2001;8:531-535.

O’Brien E, Asmar R, Beilin L, Imai Y, Mallion J-M, Mancia G, Mengden T, Myers M, Padfield P, Palatinin P, Parati G, Pickering T, Redon J, Staessen J, Stergiou G, Verdecchia P on behalf of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring. European Society of Hypertension recommendations for conventional, ambulatory and home blood pressure measurement. J Hypertens 2003;21:821–848

O’Brien E, Asmar R, Beilin L, Imai Y, Mancia G, Mengden T, Myers M, Padfield P, Palatini P, Parati G, Pickering T, Redon J, Staessen J, Stergiou G, Verdecchia P on behalf of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring. Practice guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension for clinic, ambulatory and self blood pressure measurement. J Hypertens 2005, 23:697–701

O’Brien E. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Management of Hypertension. Heart 2003;89:571-576

O’Brien E. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement is indispensable to good clinical practice. J Hypertens 2003;21(suppl 2):S11-S18

O’Brien E. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement is indispensable to good clinical practice. Br J Cardiol 2003;10:110

O’Brien E. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement is now indispensable to the good clinical management of hypertension. Cardiovascular J South Africa 2003;14:157-163

O’Brien E. New conepts inthe anagement og hypertension. Forum 2002;4-8

O’Brien E. Unmasking Hypertension. Hypertension 2005;45:481-482.

O’Brien E. From measurement to profiles, phenomena and indices: a workshop of the European Society of Hypertension. Blood Press Monit 2005:10:291-295.

O’Brien E. Whither conventional blood pressure measurement? Am J Hypertens 2006;19:659

O’Brien E. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement: A Trove of Hidden Gems. Hypertension 2006;48;364-365

O’Brien E. The circadian nuances of hypertension: a reappraisal of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurement in clinical practice. Ir J Med Sci 2007;176:55-63

O’Brien E. Is the Case for ABPM as a Routine Investigation in Clinical Practice Not Overwhelming? Hypertension 2007;50:284-286

O’Brien E. Measurement of blood pressure. Part 4. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement. In: ABC of Hypertension. Eds: DG Beevers, GH Lip, E O’Brien. Fifth Edition. BMJ/Blackwell Publishing. Oxford.UK.2007. pp.17-32. For pdfs of Parts 1, 2 and 3 go to www.dableducational.org.

O’Brien E. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement. The Case for Implementation in Primary Care. Hypertension 2008;51;1435-1441. Originally published on-line March 24 2008 DOI:10.1161/ HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.100008.

O’Brien E. Response to Prevalence and Risk Factors of Masked Hypertension Identified by Multiple Self-Blood Pressure Measurement. Hypertension 2008;52;e139; originally published online Sep 29, 2008..

O’Brien E. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement Should Be a Routine Investigation in Patients with Renal Disease. European Renal Disease 2007.52-53

O’Brien E. Assessment of the circadian cardiovascular risk with ambulatory blood pressure measurement. In European Society of Hypertension. Textbook of Hypertension. Ed. G. Mancia.Taylor and Francis.2008.pp.48-60

Wizner B, Dechering DG, Thijs L, Kuznetsova T, Richart T, Jin Y, Gąsowski J, O’Brien E, Struijker-Boudier HA, Grodzicki T, Staessen JA. Conventional and 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure as Independent Predictors of Elastic Arterial Properties. Blood Press Monit 2009;14:12–19

O’BrienE. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement is indispensable to good clinical practice.Hipertens riesgo vasc. 2009.doi:10.1016/j.hipert.2009.02.002

O’Brien E. Renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension. Lancet 2009;373:2109 (Letter)

O’Brien E. Home Blood Pressure Measurements Will or Will Not Replace Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement. Hypertension 2009;54;e128 originally published online Sep 8, 2009 (Letter)

O’Brien E, Atkins N, , Stergiou G, Parati G, Asmar R, Imai Y,Wang J, Mengden T, Shennan A on behalf of the Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring of the European Society of Hypertension. European Society of Hypertension International Protocol for the Validation of Blood Pressure Measuring Devices in Adults. 2010 Revision. Blood Press Monit 2010;15:23–38

Stergiou G, Karpettas N, Atkins N, O’Brien E. European Society of Hypertension International Protocol for the validation of blood pressure monitors: A critical review of its application and rationale for revision. Blood Press Monit 2010;15:39–48

Hansen TW, Thijs L, Li Y, Boggia J, Kikuya M, Björklund-Bodegård K, Richart T, Ohkubo T, Jeppesen J, Torp Pedersen C, Dolan E, Kuznetsova T, Stolarz-Skrzypek K, Tikhonoff V, Malyutina S, Casiglia E, Nikitin Y, Lind L, Sandoya E, Kawecka-Jaszcz K, Imai Y, Wang J, Ibsen H, O’Brien E, Staessen JA on behalf of the International Database on Ambulatory blood pressure in relation to Cardiovascular Outcomes (IDACO) Investigators. Prognostic Value of Reading-to-Reading Blood Pressure Variability over 24 Hours in 8938 Subjects from 11 Populations. Hypertension. 2010;55:1049-1057.