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case_images: Changes in systolic blood pressures at 2:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 7:00 p.m. during the follow-up period. Line graphs show changes in the systolic blood pressures at 2:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 7:00 p.m. during the follow-up period.
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case_images: After three months, his blood pressure had decreased to 138/76 mmHg and remained in the range of 142/84 to 126/68 mmHg for one year in our outpatient clinic (Figure 1, green and red lines). From May 2001 to January 2012, his early-morning home blood pressure remained high over 180/120 mmHg (Figure 1, blue line). However, his blood pressure in our outpatient clinic and his morning home blood pressure at 7:00 a.m. remained constant from 138/76 to 124/70 mmHg and from 138/78 to 120/70 mmHg, respectively (Figure 1, green line and red line). Interestingly, his early-morning home blood pressure decreased from January 2012 and was 138/78 mmHg in July 2012 and then remained constant from 144/86 to 134/76 mmHg from August 2012 to January 2023 (Figure 1, blue line), while his blood pressure in the outpatient clinic and his morning home blood pressure at 7:00 a.m. were constant (Figure 1, green line and red line). His blood pressure in the outpatient clinic and his home blood pressure at 7:00 a.m. remained constant after stopping the newspaper delivery job (Figure 1, green line and red line).