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Introduction to Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Thank you for selecting the iHealth CardioMed Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring. Ambulatory blood pressure
monitoring (ABPM) is to allow subjects to wear an ambulatory blood pressure recording device for normal daily
activities and sleep, the instrument will automatically set blood pressure measurements at intervals, recording 24h.
Within the blood pressure data to provide valuable information to understand the level and trend of the patient's blood
pressure fluctuations throughout the day.
Indication
The data obtained from ambulatory blood pressure monitors is accurate and useful for managing a wide variety of
hypertensive situations including:
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Identifying white-coat hypertension phenomena
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Identifying masked hypertension phenomena
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Identifying abnormal 24-h BP patterns
Daytime
hypertension
Siesta dipping / post-prandial hypotension
Nocturnal
hypertension
Dipping
status/isolated
nocturnal hypertension
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Assessment of treatment
Assessing 24-h BP control
Identifying true resistant hypertension
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Assessing morning hypertension and morning BP surge
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Screening and follow up of obstructive sleep apnoea
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Assessing increased BP variability
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Assessing hypertension in the elderly
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Assessing hypertension in high-risk patients
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Identifying
ambulatory
hypotension
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Identifying BP patterns in Parkinson’s disease
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Assessing endocrine hypertension
Package Contents
* 1 iHealth CardioMed Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
* 2 Cuffs
* 1 User Guide
* 1 Quick Start Guide
* 1 Charging Cable
Intended Use
The iHealth CardioMed Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor is a non-invasive blood pressure measurement system
that is intended to be worked with your mobile devices for the recording and displaying of up to 500 measurements of
systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate. It is intended for use as an aid or adjunct to diagnosis and
treatment when it is necessary to measure an adult (> 12yrs.) patient's systolic and diastolic blood pressures over an
extended period of time. The system is only for measurement, recording, and display. It makes no diagnoses.
