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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring measures blood pressure at regular intervals throughout the day and night. It is believed to be able to reduce the white coat hypertension effect.

[edit] Nocturnal hypertension

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring allows blood pressure to be continually monitored during sleep, and is useful to determine whether the patient is a dipper or non-dipper. In addition, nocturnal hypertension is associated with end organ damage¹ and is a much better indicator than the daytime blood pressure reading.

[edit] References

1. [1]Use and interpretation of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: recommendations of the British Hypertension Society