Blood pressure monitors and how to use them; taking a blood pressure measurement; continuous monitoring

[Jonathan Edwards]

New wearable device offers real-time blood pressure monitoring

This looks very intelligent. I wonder if there are calibration factors that need to be considered - may be for age and sex because the absolute relationship between BP and time delay may depend on artery stiffness and things like that. I would expect that to have been investigated though. Even if there is doubt over the absolute BP value deduced it might still be a very useful way to track BP over 24hrs to check that single readings with another method are representative.

The time delay might actually turn out to be a better predictor of health risk than BP itself though.

 

[Mij]

My GP has recently started taking x3 BP readings in a row. The nurse straps on the cuff, takes the first reading and then leaves the room and tells me to keep the cuff on for #2 and #3 reading.

The first reading was on the higher end, second a little lower and third normal. My GP told me that is normally what they see.