Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
24 and 48 hour blood pressure monitoring
Our blood pressure monitoring service is a non-invasive way of taking recordings over a prolonged period of time
About blood pressure monitoring
What happens during monitoring?
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You'll need to wear a blood pressure cuff around your non-dominant arm, which is attached to a small monitoring device. You'll wear the monitor, which is about the size of a small mobile phone, on a belt around your waist. It is small enough that you can continue your normal activities and sleep with it on.
The cuff will inflate automatically every 20 minutes throughout the day, and hourly after 11pm. You'll need to keep it on for the full 24 or 48 hours. You could put the monitor under a pillow or on the bed while you sleep. You should do everything you'd normally do, except for swimming or having a bath or shower. -
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There is no special preparation needed for this test but as the machine makes a whirring noise when it inflates, you may wish to choose the day you do it. -
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Your results will be downloaded by our cardiology department as soon as you return the monitor. The results will then be sent to your doctor within 24 hours.
How do I access Cardiac Care at HCA UK?
Our cardiac outpatient clinics
Throughout the HCA UK network, we offer clinics that are able to provide a range of cardiac testing on an outpatient basis.
Our cardiac physiology team will welcome you and talk you through what will happen during the test. A number of tests are available with the most common as follows:

Our facilities
For cardiac diagnostic tests, including ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, we provide facilities across our network of hospitals, outpatient centres and specialist clinics.
Request an appointment
We're happy to help you make an appointment with one of our experienced cardiologists.