Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors; Measure Blood Pressure (BP) at Regular Intervals

 

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors

Diagnosing and treating hypertension is serious business, and as research shows, ambulatory blood pressure monitors (ABPM) are far superior to other testing available to clinicians. ABPM allows blood pressure readings to be recorded over a 24-hour period. It measures blood pressure in regular intervals during daily activities. It is said to be effective enough to reduce the typical white coat hypertension effect where a patient's blood glucose level is elevated greatly during the test process because of stress and anxiety induced by being in a medical setting. However, it is also said to be of great importance in many other ways.

According to the British Hypertension Society (BHS), the European Society of Hypertension (ESH), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instruments (AAMI) guidelines, the accuracy of the ambulatory blood pressure monitors is tested in a wide range of patients including young, elderly, pregnant, and obese subjects who provide the correct size cuff. It is safe is not associated with complications. Ambulatory blood pressure monitors are worn on the upper arm with the help of a belt. These monitors use an oscillometric technique to detect mean, diastolic, and systolic blood pressure along with heart rate.

Moreover, ambulatory blood pressure monitors generate report of average diastolic and systolic blood pressure and heart rate. Thus, with the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, the demand for ambulatory blood pressure monitors is also increasing. In Japan, around 43 million people are hypertensive, of which only 50% are treated, and about 25% are controlled at the target blood pressure level. Moreover, in April 2019, the Japanese Society of Hypertension published new guidelines for the management of hypertension. ABPM help evaluate the efficacy and cardiac safety of both hypertensive and anti-hypertensive drugs as well as endpoints for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes.


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