Wrist Blood Pressure Machines, proven and accurate

Wrist Blood pressure machines are being validated for accuracy and reflect the leading trend to checking your BP at home. Wrist blood pressure cuffs overcome the problem of incorrect arm cuff size being used.

One of the challenges of using a home blood pressure machine is to have the correct cuff size. Having a properly fitting cuff is a most important factor to consider when purchasing an automatic blood pressure machine. Many monitors are available with different-sized cuffs to fit different-sized arms. Poorly fitting arm cuffs will not give accurate blood pressure measurements.

There is an easy alternative to struggling to take your blood pressure using your upper arm.
Blood pressure machines for your wrist are easy to use for everyone -  elderly, people with large upper arms and very skinny upper arms, and muscular upper arms.  No more struggling trying to get the cuff on in the right place.  It's sometimes tough to make an arm cuff tight enough to measure properly.

Using wrist blood pressure machines there is no worrying about what cuff size, where to place the cuff, proper cuff fit (how snug, now loose?!)

Blood pressure numbers are big and easy to read.     Take it to your doctor to show your last 90 readings history. 

Checking your blood pressure at home saves time running to doctor yet will alert you to changes that may need attention by Physician.  You can do this alone without anyone to assist you!

Some people get nervous when they go to the doctor, which can raise blood pressure
WHY CHECK YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AT HOME:  Your doctor may suspect, for instance, that your blood pressure goes up due to the anxiety associated with being at the doctor's office, but is otherwise normal — a condition called white-coat hypertension. Monitoring blood pressure at home, where anxiety won't cause those spikes, can help determine if you have true high blood pressure or simply white-coat hypertension

 MAYO CLINIC STATEMENT ON WHITECOAT SYNDROME

Normal blood pressure: Below 130/80 mmHg, although most cardiologists agree that 115/75 mmHg is the gold standard. Once blood pressure rises above 115/75 mmHg, the risk of cardiovascular disease begins to increase.

WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE BLOOD PRESSURE TO PREVENT HEALTH PROBLEMS--UPDATED 2008

The Omron HEM637 WRIST BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINES are approved by the BHS (British Hypertension Society)and clinically validated according to the International Protocol and the AAMI protocol.

Omron HEM637 Features:

• Approved by the BHS (British Hypertension Society).
• Fully automatic accurate wrist blood pressure monitor.
• Clinically validated.
• Cuff fits 13.5 to 21.5 cm wrists.
• Memory capacity for 90 readings with date and time stamp
• Large display showing blood pressure and pulse.

 
When you look at blood pressure machines, you should find they carry a "CE" marking on their packaging.  Here is a link to BHS (British Hypertension Society) website for tested wrist monitors:

WRIST BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINES THAT MEET VALIDATION STANDARDS