Title :
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
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;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2003.1213630
