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Q2: How accurate is
FORA’s Blood Pressure Monitor?
In order to ensure its accuracy, the FORA
’s blood pressure monitor has passed the
ESH 2010 validation (European Society of Hypertension 2010), which ensures its
accuracy. The ESH international protocol compares results of the FORA
’s device with
those of a mercury manometer. The test should be followed specific testing
requirement and are processed and analysed in order to guarantee the medical
reliability of the blood pressure monitor. The FORA blood pressure monitor is
accurate in static pressure within ± 3 mmHg (or ±2
%
of reading) and ± 4% in pulse
rate readings.
Q3: What are the recommended values for blood pressure?
Based on 2013 ESH-ESC Practice Guidelines for Management of Arterial
Hypertension, the Office BP is usually higher than ambulatory and home BP and the
difference increases as office BP increases.
Generally speaking, hypertension defines high blood pressure readings:
1. Office blood pressure:
(1) Systolic Blood Pressure
≥ 140
(2) Diastolic Blood Pressure
≥ 90
2. Self-measurement at home:
(1) Systolic Blood Pressure
≥ 135
(2) Diastolic Blood Pressure
≥ 85
The term ‘white-coat’ or ‘isolated office’ hypertension refers to a condition in which BP
is elevated in the office at repeated visits and normal out of the office either on
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring or on home blood pressure monitoring.
Conversely, BP may be normal in the office and abnormally high out of the medical
environment, which is termed ‘masked’ or ‘isolated ambulatory’ hypertension.
Please classify your blood pressure levels according to the following table.
