<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyCould you explain what chronic hypertension is and how blood pressure readings are utilized for its diagnosis?  <response>: <reason> AHA vs Roerecke estimates of relationship between routine, auscultated BP measurement and gold standard ambulatory measurement. Clinic routine AHA, 2017 Clinic routine Roerecke, 2018 Clinic automated Roerecke, 2018 Home self AHA, 2017 Daytime, ambulatory Nighttime ambulatory AHA, 2017 24 hour ambulatory AHA, 2017 12080 12582 12080 12080 12080 10065 11575 13080 14585 13080 13080 13080 11065 12575 14090 15090 13585 13585 13585 12070 13080 160100 16095 14590 14590 14590 14085 14590 Notes: The IDACO Investigators found that the 24-hour ambulatory systolic pressure may better predict mortality than the daytime systolic blood pressure. Cost effectiveness studies favor ambulatory monitoring . These studies were performed before the IDACO and Banegas Retracted cohorts were published. 