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Spivak ◴[14 Oct 24 19:34 UTC] No.41841036[source]▶

Honestly I'm not sure what a single point-in-time reading even accomplishes. I've been hooked up to a continuous blood pressure monitor a few times and it's always fun to see how low I can get it. It seems pretty useless without seeing where it fluctuates over time not in a doctor's office.

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1. laz ◴[15 Oct 24 15:51 UTC] No.41849817[source]▶

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Aktiia makes a continuous optical blood pressure monitor that is available in the EU. It's like wearing a fitbit, but for bp. You calibrate it with a pressure cuff once a month.

I'm pretty sure they're going through fda approval in the USA now.

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