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Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.370.140.100
E01.370.520.500.100
Unique ID
D018660
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018660
Scope Note
Method in which repeated blood pressure readings are made while the patient undergoes normal daily activities. It allows quantitative analysis of the high blood pressure load over time, can help distinguish between types of HYPERTENSION, and can assess the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy.
Entry Term(s)
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Home
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Self
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
Monitoring, Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Self Blood Pressure Monitoring
NLM Classification #
WG 140
Previous Indexing
Blood Pressure Determination (1981-1994)
Blood Pressure Monitors (1990-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/04/19
Revision Date
2015/06/22
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory Preferred
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Self Narrower
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Home Narrower
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