Abstract

The key to reducing the immense morbidity and mortality burdens of cardiovascular diseases is to help people keep their blood pressure (BP) at safe levels. This requires that more people with hypertension be identified, diagnosed, and given tools to lower their BP.  BP monitors are critical to hypertension diagnosis and management. However, there are characteristics of conventional BP monitors (oscillometric cuff sphygmomanometers) that hinder rapid and effective hypertension diagnosis and management. Calibration-free, software-only BP monitors that operate on ubiquitous mobile devices can enable on-demand BP monitoring, overcoming the hardware barriers of conventional BP monitors.

This study aims to investigate the accuracy of a contactless BP monitor software app for classifying the full range of clinically relevant BPs as hypertensive or nonhypertensive and to evaluate its accuracy for measuring the pulse rate (PR) and BP of people with BPs relevant to stage-1 hypertension.

We’re delighted to share our latest peer-reviewed paper, as part of our ongoing research, “Contactless and Calibration-Free Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate Monitor for Screening and Monitoring of Hypertension: Cross-Sectional Validation Study.”

Continue to read the fully published peer-reviewed paper here:

Contactless and Calibration-Free Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate Monitor for Screening and Monitoring of Hypertension:

Cross-Sectional Validation Study

Authors: Dr Melissa Kapoor – Mind over Matter Medtech Ltd, Blair Holman & Carolyn Cohen
Source: JMIR Cardio