Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM): statement from chilean pediatric nephrology committee

Abstract

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is a useful clinical tool for the confirmation of arterial hypertension in pediatrics, and also allows the diagnosis of special conditions such as white coat hypertension and masked hypertension. There are international recommendations for its implementation and interpretation, however, there are still unresolved questions. This guide summarizes the available literature and attempts to standardize, through consensus of national specialists, the application of this technique. More research studies are needed that provide new reference values and determine the relationship of alterations in ABPM with long-term clinical results.