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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

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