it is vital for a person with hypertension or high blood pressure to purchase the best blood pressure monitor available for home use. In the February 2005 issue of the hypertension Journal, published by the American Heart Association, Dr. Thomas Pickering of Columbia University, stated that blood pressure measurements taken in a physician's office only are inadequate. He then continued to advocate home and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Since that time, the sales of blood pressure monitors for home use have sky rocketed. one of the reasons why readings should be taken in the home, is due to the discovery in 2003 of "morning hypertension," or "morning surge." This is a condition where blood pressure spikes during the first couple hours of the morning.