Long-term blood pressure measurement / Holter ECG
According to the RKI, every third adult in Germany suffers from diagnosed high blood pressure. With this prevalence, arterial hypertension is the number one widespread disease. The gold standard for diagnosing high blood pressure is still the invasive procedure, followed by cuff-based ambulatory devices. However, these only measure blood pressure selectively and not continuously, i.e. you only get a snapshot without taking into account the patient's current situation - for example, whether they have just climbed the stairs or are resting after a walk. And even at night, these values are not comprehensively meaningful, as the patient almost always has a wake-up reaction when the cuff is inflated, which is followed by a rise in blood pressure. Based on this realization and the increasing importance of nocturnal blood pressure as an indicator of cardiovascular disease, we have developed a patented algorithm that enables us to determine blood pressure continuously, non-reactive and non-invasively, even over 24 hours. In addition, the events or increases and decreases in blood pressure are correlated based on the recording of additional parameters such as body position, thus enabling a detailed and comprehensive diagnosis.
The ABPMpro
The ABPMpro is a compact and easy-to-use, long-term blood pressure monitor that provides higher diagnostic value by simultaneously and continuously recording actigraphy, body position and heart rate. With external sensors, the ABPMpro is modularly upgradeable to a Holter ECG and for continuous blood pressure measurement based on the Pulse Transit Time (PTT). When all external sensors are applied, the measurement method (oscillometric / PTT) can be chosen individually or both methods can even be combined.
SOMNOtouch™ NIBP: The Cuffless Solution.
The SOMNOtouch™ NIBP represents the latest generation of ambulatory blood pressure recording at CARDIOdiagnostics a division of SOMNOmedics. It measures blood pressure continuously, beat-to-beat, based on the pulse transit time (PTT). Here you can find out more about cuff-free long-term blood pressure measurement. Our powerful all-in-one product simultaneously records a Holter ECG, actigraphy, oximetry, and pulse wave velocity as a measure of vascular stiffness, in addition to continuous long-term blood pressure without a cuff.
Sets for long-term blood pressure measurement
All our devices for sleep medicine diagnostics have the option of continuous blood pressure measurement using the Pulse Transit Time (PTT) method. Find out more about our solutions for sleep medicine here.
The PTT is the time required for the pulse wave to propagate along the vessel wall between two defined points. In the case of the SOMNOtouch NIBP – from the left ventricle of the heart (defined by the ´R´peak ofthe ECG) – to the fingertip (detected by the plethysmograph). Taking a one point calibration at the beginning of the measurement allows us to `set` the software‘s algorithm – and measure blood pressure continuously throughout the day and night. Because every single pulse wave is detected, a continuous “Beat-to-Beat”- recording and analysis is possible.