Annexure 1: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)

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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM): It is used to record blood pressure for 24 hours by a small portable BP monitoring device. This method is very useful to assess -White coat hypertension (even in children less than 3 years of age), Masked hypertension, to see the efficacy of prescribed interventions and to assess circadian blood pressure profile.

White coat hypertension: elevated BP in clinic BP, but ambulatory BP remains normal.

Masked Hypertension: normal clinic BP but elevated ABPM.