Cuffless Blood Pressure

Last week’s Tagline had a story about researchers at Kyoto University and Panasonic Corporation using radar and sensors attached to the skin to get ECG readings, and here we have a group at Monash University in Australia doing something quite similar to get blood pressure measurements: “The system incorporates a few small sensors that are worn against the skin at arterial sites, beneath the clothing. By measuring the amount of time that it takes pulsed blood to travel between those sensors, it’s possible to ascertain the patient’s “pulse wave velocity” and thus accurately estimate their blood pressure.” Their goal is to provide continuous blood pressure monitoring over a 24 hour period. MORE

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