
Dr Amanda Varnava
Consultant Cardiologist
Specialist expertise: Cardiology, CT Coronary Angiography and Calcium Scoring, Management of heart failure and advanced non-invasive cardiac imaging, Cardiac Imaging, Cardiac CT Angiography.
Measuring your blood pressure is a simple way of checking if your blood pressure is either too high, or too low. The ABMP test is carried out over a 24-hour period, and enables you to move around and continue with your normal daily life.
Measuring your blood pressure is a simple way of checking if your blood pressure is either too high, or too low. If your blood pressure is too high, this can lead to heart failure and strokes. As such, this easy test may save your life.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is more accurate than isolated single BP measurements. The ABMP test is carried out over a 24-hour period, and enables you to move around and continue with your normal daily life.
During the test, a small digital monitor will be attached to your upper arm by a secure disposable cuff to keep it in place.
Measuring your blood pressure at regular intervals over a 24-hour period will allow your consultant to get a clear picture of how your blood pressure changes throughout the day.
Your consultant may suggest 24-hour monitoring to you because they want to see if:
After your monitor has been fitted, it will take your blood pressure at regular intervals, approximately every 30 minutes during the daytime and 60 minutes during the night. You will need to keep the monitor on at night to get an accurate 24-hour reading.
When the monitor is just about to take a reading, the machine will beep. For the machine to work properly, it’s important that you:
Once your 24-hour period is over, you can return your machine to OneWelbeck Heart Health. Your results will have already been automatically stored.
OneWelbeck patients will be offered the use of the MyRecovery smartphone app. This doctor-designed app acts as a mobile patient companion to guide you through the steps to prepare for the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and prevent and delays to your care.
The app will use two methods to provide you with a seamless ambulatory blood pressure monitoring experience by offering you the right information at the right time through:
Please contact the centre to discuss pricing.
The consultants at OneWelbeck Heart Health have been assembled based on their hard-earned international reputations and expertise. Together, they cover the major London teaching hospitals and leading cardiac services, making up the largest independent cardiology group in the UK.