Fujiwara T, Hoshide S, Kanegae H, et al. - This study was undertaken to investigate the association between maximum mean home blood pressure (HBP) and incident cardiovascular disease risks in the general practice population of the J-HOP study (Japan Morning Surge-Home Blood Pressure). Researchers enrolled a total of 4,231 patients with cardiovascular risk factors (mean [SD] age: 65 [11] years; 53% women; 79% on antihypertensive medications) who measured their HBP in the morning and evening for 14 days. It was shown that the maximum mean HBP could be a useful marker for assessing the stroke risk of patients.