MedCity News April 9, 2021
Fitbit is launching a trial to see if its its newest smartwatch could use pulse arrival time to measure blood pressure. Other wearable companies have tried to add wrist-based blood pressure features to their devices, but so far, they have limited accuracy.
This article has been updated with additional information about how the study will be structured.
As more devices offer wrist-based ECG measurements, many device-makers are setting their sights on wrist-based blood pressure readings. But there’s a long ways to go, as most wrist-based measurements have failed to prove as accurate as traditional blood pressure cuffs.
Fitbit is still giving it a try, by launching a study to see if its newest smartwatch can measure blood pressure using...
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