High blood pressure in patients with stroke increases the risk of recurrence but management in the community is often inadequate. Home blood pressure monitoring may increase patients' involvement in their care, increase compliance, and reduce the need for patients to attend their GP if blood pressure is adequately controlled. However the value of home monitoring to improve BP control is unclear and there is now a window of opportunity for evaluation before their use becomes widespread in the UK. Furthermore its use in stroke patients presents unique challenges relating to the consequent neurological disability.
