Ambulatory Blood Pressure (B/P) Monitoring

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is a method of taking regular blood pressure readings over a 24-hour period while performing your normal daily activities and during the night when you are asleep.  This is accomplished by wearing a device that is worn to measure blood pressure readings at regular intervals, usually every 30 minutes. Patients are asked to keep a diary or log of their activities during the day.  Both the activity diary and the ABPM can provide your doctor a very accurate picture of factors that may be affecting your blood pressure.

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring is done to determine if:

• You have "borderline" high blood pressure
• Your blood pressure is under control
• You have blood pressure problems caused by your medications
• Your fainting spells are related to your blood pressure

Help your doctor find out if you are a person who only has high blood pressure when you are at the doctor's office