Hey Rarrin, in addition to the great information you received above, we checked with cardiologist Dr. Himanshu Shukla to get his thoughts on your question. You can see his response below.
"While there are a number of home blood pressure monitoring systems on the market, I strongly feel that they need to be checked against your doctor's cuff. Not all home monitoring devices are calibrated. So sometimes the readings are different between the doctor’s cuff and your home monitor. If the difference is know it can be compensated for in interpreting the data."
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Hey Rarrin, in addition to the great information you received above, we checked with cardiologist Dr. Himanshu Shukla to get his thoughts on your question. You can see his response below.
"While there are a number of home blood pressure monitoring systems on the market, I strongly feel that they need to be checked against your doctor's cuff. Not all home monitoring devices are calibrated. So sometimes the readings are different between the doctor’s cuff and your home monitor. If the difference is know it can be compensated for in interpreting the data."
Hope that helps.
February 11, 2009 - 1:54pmThis Comment
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