Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2002
Identifier
DOI: 10.1177/000992280204100801
Abstract
With recent technological advances, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM) has become a useful tool for the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of hypertensive children. It provides a more accurate representation of an individual's BP rather than intermittent casual or office BP measurements. Hence, ABPM is being used more often to assess the BP of children. In this comprehensive review, we provide the reader with the available literature on ABPM, discuss the advantages and limitations of ABPM, and the interpretation of ABPM data. The role of ABPM in various clinical conditions and hypertension research in children is presented.
Journal Title
Clinical pediatrics
Volume
41
Issue
8
First Page
549
Last Page
564
MeSH Keywords
Adolescent; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Child; Humans; Hypertension
Recommended Citation
Simckes, A. M., Srivastava, T., Alon, U. S. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents. Clinical pediatrics 41, 549-564 (2002).
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