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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor

The Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor, commonly referred to as the
ABPM, is a mobile, wearable device that continually tracks your blood pressure over an extended period of time, usually a day. The monitor is lightweight and relatively convenient to wear. This is a painless, non-invasive test to determine how your blood pressure naturally responds to regular, daily activities and how it changes at night when you sleep. As such, you will be fitted with the device and then sent on your way, wearing it out of the office and for the duration of the monitoring period. Do not restrict your activities in any way, do not remove the device, and do not get it wet. Please review further instructions below before your appointment.

the monitor.

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Health info & tips

  • Your doctor uses the ECG to
    Assess your heart rhythm. Diagnose poor blood flow to the heart muscle “ischemia”. Diagnose a heart attack. Diagnose abnormalities of your heart, such as heart chamber enlargement or detect electrical abnormalities commonly known as “arrhythmia” that patients sometimes may or may not feel.
  • How to prepare
    Avoid oily or greasy skin creams and lotions the day of the test, as the cream can interfere with the sticker-skin contact.
  • What to wear
    Wear a shirt that can be easily removed to place the leads on the chest.
  • What to expect
    During a resting ECG, a technician will attach 12 stickers with adhesive pads to your chest, arms and legs. Men may have chest hair shaved to allow a better connection. You will lie flat while the computer creates a picture, on graph paper, of the electrical impulses traveling through your heart. It takes about 5 minutes to attach the electrodes and complete the test, but the actual recording takes only a few seconds. Your ECG patterns will be kept on file for comparison with future ECG recordings.
  • After the procedure
    People can resume their normal daily activities, including driving, after an ECG. Your ECG will be reviewed and the results will be reported to your doctor. If necessary you may be referred for additional testing or a consultation with a physician.
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