Microlife WatchBP Home Manual page 7

3 consecutive measurements
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Push the
button
Measurement
If one of the measurements is questionable, a fourth one is automatically taken.
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Ankle brachial index is commonly assessed with
a Doppler device. This method is time consuming
and prone to error.
Fatty substances on
the arterial wall
Peripheral arterial disease
Guidelines recommend taking at least
two blood pressure readings each
time and average the measurements
The advantages of 3 consecutive measurements
• Superior reliability for blood pressure monitoring.
• Performing three sequential measurements diminishes the influence of an
occasional deviating (high) reading.
st 2 nd
Resting time
Measurement
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
50% of all patients have no symptoms
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an important, frequently occurring, cardiovascular
risk factor that often remains undetected for too long. Patients with PAD have a three-
fold higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke and death. A recommended test for
diagnosing PAD is performing ankle-arm measurements to assess the ankle brachial
index (ABI). In general clinical practice ABI is often determined with a Doppler device.
However, this method is time consuming and requires skills from the observer and
therefore is not performed as well and as frequently as it should.
WatchBP Office ABI, for easy, fast and accurate ABI assessment
3 rd
Resting time
Measurement
Result
Analysis
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