Stress-Induced Blood Pressure Elevation Self-Measured by a Wearable Watch-Type Device.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological stress contributes to blood pressure (BP) variability, which is a significant and independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. We compared the effectiveness of a recently developed wearable watch-type BP monitoring (WBPM) device and an ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) device for detecting ambulatory stress-induced BP elevation in 50 outpatients with 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods

The WBPM and ABPM were both worn on the subject's nondominant arm. ABPM was measured automatically at 30-minute intervals, and each ABPM measurement was followed by a self-measured WBPM measurement. We also collected self-reported information about situational conditions, including the emotional state of subjects at the time of each BP measurement. We an

SUBMITTER: Tomitani N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057129 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature