Are Wearable Blood Pressure Monitors Accurate
If used exactly as instructed and compared to readings obtained in your doctor's office, some of the wrist blood pressure monitors can be accurate. The American Heart Association advises using a monitor with an upper arm cuff when one is available for the most accurate blood pressure reading. Wearable blood pressure monitor is often prescribed to patients who have fluctuations in BP throughout the day. On the other hand some people may not have access to an arm cuff that fits them well at home if they have particularly large arms. If so, it might be acceptable to take blood pressure at the wrist. For those who underwent axillary lymph node resection – the removal of lymph nodes from the armpit – wrist blood pressure monitors may also be an option. If you choose to use a wrist blood pressure monitor then you should position it so that the wrist – radial artery (where you can feel the pulse), is immediately under it. Don't put it on top of clothing. Keep your wrist close t...