ABSTRACT We tested the hypothesis that the maximum value of home systolic BP (MSBP) is a marker of hypertensive target organ damage (TOD). We conducted a cross-sectional study of 220

hypertensives. The subjects performed HBP monitoring using a telemonitoring system and measured their HBP for 7 days. Mean, maximum, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation of SBPs

were used as independent variables. Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity, left ventricular mass index (LVMI), mean carotid intima–media thickness, and left atrial diameter index (LADI) were

used as dependent variables. Mean and maximum SBPs were significantly associated with each TOD marker. MSBP showed a significantly stronger association with LADI compared to mean SBP (_p_ = 

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