Open AccessAmbulatory blood pressure monitoring in the 21st century
Author(s) -
O'Brien Eoin,
White William B.,
Parati Gianfranco,
Dolan Eamon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.13275
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory blood pressure , masked hypertension , white coat hypertension , intensive care medicine , blood pressure , clinical practice , ambulatory , physical therapy
In clinical practice, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring ( ABPM ) tends to be used solely for diagnosing hypertension, especially to identify white‐coat and masked hypertension. However, ABPM can provide additional information to guide the management and drug treatment of hypertension. In this brief review, the general principles governing the use of ABPM in clinical practice, such as the devices and software, recording requirements, the thresholds for the day, night and 24‐hour periods and how often to repeat ABPM are summarized. The use of ABPM for diagnosing, determining the efficacy of treatment, and assessing the long‐term control of hypertension are discussed.