Microlife WatchBP Home Manual page 9

WatchBP monitors with atrial fibrillation (AFIB) detection system
WatchBP monitors with implemented AFIB detection system allow patients to be screened for AFIB during blood pressure
measurement. The AFIB detection system has convincingly proven its accuracy, and showed that it leads to increased detection
of new patients with AFIB when used in general clinical practice.
Early detection of AFIB followed by adequate treatment
Wrist palpation
Wrist palpation, although commonly performed, has a low reliability.
Recommended by NICE
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) officially recommends using the WatchBP
Home A during routine blood pressure measurement for all GP's in the United Kingdom.
www.nice.org.uk/MTG13
can reduce the risk of a stroke by 68%
"WatchBP Home A should be used for
hypertension monitoring in primary care"
Tested and approved for detecting atrial fibrillation
WatchBP AFIB detects atrial fibrillation with high accuracy (sensitivity 97-
100% - specificity 89%) as demonstrated in multiple comparative studies
with ECG.
Best clinical practice
A symbol appears on the LCD screen when AFIB is detected.
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