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Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors - Should I Buy One?
Wrist blood pressure monitors are portable, accurate and simple to use. They provide a convenient choice for those who want a second unit for away from home or who have trouble placing a cuff on their arm. Consumer Reports in June 2003 reviewed blood pressure monitors. According to the Pharmacist's Letter/Prescriber's Letter, in a newssheet "Home Blood Pressure Monitors", one automatic wrist unit was "rated most highly by Consumer Reports", the Omron HEM-637 Check the customer reviews at sales sites such as Amazon.com But not every source recommends wrist blood pressure monitors. Here is Choice magazine, the Australian equivalent of Consumer Reports (no longer online): Most arm models measured blood pressure within their claimed accuracy. However, all but one [an Omron unit] of the wrist monitors were much less accurate, and we can’t recommend them. According to Familydoctor.org: Tests have shown that finger/wrist devices do not measure blood pressure very accurately. They are extremely sensitive to position and body temperature, and are more expensive (more than $100) than other monitors. Omron says about its wrist monitors: Correct cuff positioning is critical when monitoring blood pressure. Only Omron wrist blood pressure monitors with APS [Advanced Positioning Sensor] have a unique positioning sensor that automatically confirms the cuff is level with the user's heart. This helps ensure that each and every reading is accurate. The company's four wrist monitors are: * Omron HEM-609 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor * Omron HEM-629 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor * Omron HEM-637 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor * Omron HEM-650 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor Click to read my own report on Omron wrist blood pressure monitors. Mark of Fitness is another popular manufacturer of wrist monitors. Its MF-83 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor Other companies producing well-regarded wrist monitors are LifeSource, Lumiscope, Panasonic and Samsung. A popular, cheap model comes from WrisTech. * See the Newest Products and Get the Latest Prices on Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors See also my report Guide to Buying the Best Home Blood Pressure Monitor. And for the latest information, and to see what other customers are buying, check out the following Amazon.com best-seller lists (which are updated hourly): * Best-Sellers in Blood Pressure Monitors * Best-Sellers in Automatic Blood Pressure Monitors * Best-Sellers in Arm Blood Pressure Monitors * Best-Sellers in Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors * Best-Sellers in Manual Blood Pressure Monitors May 28th, 2007
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