Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for cardiovascular medicine

Author

Kario, Kazuomi ; Yasui, Nobuhiko ; Yokoi, Hiroyuki

Author_Institution

Div. of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jichi Med. Sch., Tochigi, Japan

Volume

22

Issue

3

fYear

2003

Firstpage

81

Lastpage

88

Abstract

Discusses evaluating blood pressure (BP) behavior outside of the clinical setting and during daily activities to identify high-risk subjects. It is concluded that various valuable information on the cardiovascular system can be obtained using multifunctional ambulatory BP monitors. Wearable monitoring of BP and other cardiovascular variables would be useful for chronobiological strategy for risk stratification and more effective individualized prevention and treatment of cardiovascular events.

Keywords

blood pressure measurement; patient monitoring; reviews; ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; cardiovascular events treatment; cardiovascular medicine; chronobiological strategy; clinical setting; daily activities; high-risk subjects identification; more effective individualized prevention; multifunctional ambulatory blood pressure monitors; risk stratification; Autonomic nervous system; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Cardiology; Frequency; Hypertension; Psychology; Senior citizens; Sleep apnea; Surges; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Circadian Rhythm; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Equipment Design; Hemostasis; Humans; Hypertension; Myocardial Ischemia; Stress; Stroke;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MEMB.2003.1213630

Filename

1213630