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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

  • See Also
  1. Blood Pressure
  2. Blood Pressure Physiology
  • Definitions
  1. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
    1. Automated 24 hour BP recording
    2. Analogous to a Holter Monitor for Blood Pressure
  • Indications
  1. Newly diagnosed Hypertension (especially borderline)
  2. White-coat Hypertension
  3. Drug-Resistant Hypertension
  4. Pregnancy-induced Hypertension
  5. Evaluation of antihypertensive efficacy
  6. Episodes of symptomatic Hypertension
  7. Autonomic Neuropathy
  8. Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Cost
  1. Initial equipment investment: $5000
  2. Patient cost: $100 to $300
  • Precautions
  1. Overnight readings are often inaccurate or absent from recording
    1. Most patients do not tolerate interrupted sleep by cuff inflation
  • References
  1. Gardner (2001) J Am Board Fam Pract 14(3):166-71 [PubMed]
  2. Marchiando (2003) Am Fam Physician 67(11):2343-50 [PubMed]
  3. Myers (2001) Can J Cardiol 17(5):581-6 [PubMed]