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