What are the potential benefits associated with 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)?
The potential benefits associated with 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) include the prevention of kidney failure, progressive kidney function loss, and better BP control. Published patient-reported outcome data from the SONG Kids study reported that children with kidney disease and caregivers rated kidney function as an important outcome, whereas BP control was also rated as an important outcome by caregivers. Observational data from CKiD, published in abstract form, suggest that MAP targets at <90th percentile are beneficial for children with either glomerular or non-glomerular causes of CKD, and lower MAP at <50th percentile may have an additional benefit. Therefore, a range of MAP targets, including the 50th 90th percentile, may also be considered.