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Don't trust home blood-pressure monitors - Ecks - 06-10-2017
In a study out this week, about 70 percent of home blood-pressure devices tested were off by 5 mmHg or more. That's enough to throw off clinical decisions, such as stopping or starting medication. Nearly 30 percent were off by 10 mmHg or more, including many devices that had been validated by regulatory agencies.
Read more : https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/monitoring-your-blood-pressure-careful-70-of-home-devices-may-be-inaccurate/
RE: Don't trust home blodd pressure monitors - zorrophreak - 06-10-2017
Well that sucks, I use these as part of research. Looks like its time to invest in quality equipment
RE: Don't trust home blood-pressure monitors - mothered - 06-10-2017
I've never owned a home BP monitor and always wondered just how accurate (or Inaccurate) they are.
It's a "medical" device, so surely (due to misdiagnosis from the device Itself) If something happened to a given Individual due to high BP, the manufacturers should be responsible.