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SUBMITTER: Socrates T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7806663 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20210113 1
A cuffless blood pressure (BP) device (TestBP) using pulse transit time is in clinical use, but leads to higher BP values compared to a cuff-based 24 h-BP reference device (RefBP). We evaluated the impact of a recent software update on BP results and TestBP's ability to differentiate between normo- and hypertension. 71 individuals had TestBP (Somnotouch-NIBP) and RefBP measurements simultaneously performed on either arm. TestBP results with software version V1.5 were compared to V1.4 and RefBP. ...[more]