Medscape October 9, 2025
Hypertension affects more than 1.3 billion adults worldwide. Yet, its often silent nature means it may go undetected for years. In-office blood pressure measurements once or twice a year may also miss it.
Could the Apple Watch hypertension notification feature, recently cleared by the US FDA, help address this diagnosis gap?
“This kind of technology and advancement are, to me, exciting. Taking biometric monitoring outside of the clinic and into the home gives an opportunity for us to — almost literally — take our health into our own hands,” Ankur Shah, MD, Division of Kidney Disease and Hypertension, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, told Medscape Medical News.
“Particularly in hypertension, I care more...
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