Abstract

LAVADENZ MORALES, Roberto. AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING. METHODS, INDICATIONS AND UTILITIES. Rev. Méd. La Paz [online]. 2009, vol.15, n.2, pp.5-14. ISSN 1726-8958.

Introduction. The test automatically recorded blood pressure in the patient, intermittently, during their usual activities in wakefulness and sleep and is useful for diagnosing hypertension arterial and assessing the effect of the antihypertensive drugs. Objetives. Show, results of 24 hour record of blood pressure, indications, Utilities and to establish frecuency an reference values. For study: suspicion of hypertension, hypotension and evaluation of antihypertensive treatment: sleeping blood pressure declines, blood pressure load, pressures peaks. Criteria of abnormality: Abnormal pressure levels, absence of sleeping blood pressure declines, pressure loads greater than 50%, pressure peaks greater than 3, low blood pressure. Results. Average age: 52. Women 63%. Suspected hipertensión 125, hypotension 9 and evaluation treatment 111. In 14% there was no sleeping blood pressure decline. Blood pressure loads abnormal 27%. Pressure peaks 64%. White coat hypertension 33%. Mean pressures abnormal 23%. Insufficient treatment 69%. Abnormal results 70%, increased presures in 36%, in 55% pressure peaks, hypotension in 6% and 2% for lack sleeping blood pressure declines. Conclusions. Shows the initial experience of the ambulatory recording arterial blood pressure. The usefulness of the test is mentioned, to define the circadian variation and the average pressures of 24 hours, systolic an diastolic, in waking and sleep.

Keywords : Circadian variation; ambulatory blood pressure monitorization; Arterial hypertension.

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