A new automatic blood pressure kit auscultates for accurate reading with a smartphone: A diagnostic accuracy study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 95; no. 32; p. e4538
• Main Authors: Wu, Hongjun, Wang, Bingjian, Zhu, Xinpu, Chu, Guang, Zhang, Zhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.08.2016; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Auscultation - instrumentation; Auscultation - methods; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods; Blood Pressure Monitors; Diagnostic Accuracy Study; Female; Humans; Hypertension - diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Reproducibility of Results; Smartphone; Young Adult

The widely used oscillometric automated blood pressure (BP) monitor was continuously questioned on its accuracy. A novel BP kit named Accutension which adopted Korotkoff auscultation method was then devised. Accutension worked with a miniature microphone, a pressure sensor, and a smartphone. The BP...