Pappaccogli M, et al. – Given that automated office blood pressure (AOBP) has become an important tool to assess patients’ BP levels but its use is limited in clinical practice due to the dearth of strong evidence to establish a threshold value for hypertension diagnosis, researchers synthesized published literature through a meta-analysis of studies comparing AOBP with other BP measurement techniques to analyze the differences between AOBP and physician’s office BP, non-physician’s office BP, daytime ambulatory BP monitoring, and home BP monitoring. They assessed 26 studies (inclusive of 7,116 patients) and found that AOBP readings did not differ significantly from out-of-office BP readings, still remaining an office technique. AOBP may overcome some of office BP limitations, including the white coat effect, that may lead to improved hypertension diagnosis.