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Current and Developing Technologies for BP Monitoring

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

To discuss new and emerging technologies for blood pressure measurement and monitoring, including the limitations of current blood pressure measurement techniques, hopes for new device technologies, and the current barriers impeding change in this space.

Recent Findings

A number of new cuffless devices are being developed and poised to emerge on the marketplace in coming years. There are several different types of technologies and sensors currently under study. New guidelines for validation of cuffless blood pressure devices have recently been developed in anticipation of this change.

Summary

The current standards for blood pressure device validation are specific to cuff-based technology and are insufficient for validating devices with cuffless-based technologies. In anticipation of a number of new cuffless technologies coming to market in the coming years, three sets of standards have been developed and published in recent years to address this gap.

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Gunasekaran, D., Turner, J.M. Current and Developing Technologies for BP Monitoring. Curr Cardiol Rep 25, 1151–1156 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-023-01956-w

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