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AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING [1 record]

Record 1 2019-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Cardiovascular System
DEF

... a non-invasive method of obtaining blood pressure readings at regular intervals over twenty-four hours, whilst the patient is in their own environment, undertaking their usual activities.

CONT

ABPM can provide the ability to detect masked or white-coat hypertension, determine nocturnal blood pressure patterns, and evaluate the impact of antihypertensive treatment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Système cardio-vasculaire
CONT

La mesure ambulatoire de la pression artérielle (MAPA) permet de mieux évaluer le niveau réel de la pression artérielle (PA) dans les conditions habituelles de vie, de déterminer ses variations au cours du nycthémère et d'éliminer un effet blouse blanche.

OBS

monitorage ambulatoire de la pression artérielle : Cette désignation est à éviter, car le terme «monitorage» désigne un enregistrement continu, alors qu'il est ici question de mesures prises à intervalles réguliers.

Spanish

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