title: The use of ambulatory blood pressure measurement.
abstract: Measurement of ambulatory blood pressure is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension in the UK. This article describes the use of ambulatory devices, and discusses the benefits and disadvantages of their use in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow in Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hodgkinson
authors.affiliation: Senior Researcher in the Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford.
authors.forename: Katherine L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: Reader in Clinical Pharmacology and Lead for Hypertension Service in the School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham.
authors.forename: Una
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nurse Specialist in Hypertension at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beesley
authors.affiliation: Professor of Primary Care and General Practitioner in the Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McManus
mesh_terms: D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology