The Role of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Current Clinical Practice

Hypertension continues to be the leading modifiable risk factor for stroke, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, and it also plays a key role in a significant proportion of preventable deaths globally. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is an underutilised tool that augments the accurate diagnosis of hypertension. Out-of-office blood pressure measurements such as ABPM, permits the diagnosis of white coat hypertension and masked hypertension as well as determining a patient ’s nocturnal dipping status.
Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research