The sales team at PMS often get asked the same questions from customers wanting to purchase a blood pressure monitor. Questions like which one would you recommend and which is the best one we sell will depend on the features a user is looking for and their budget.<\/p>\n
One question we are always happy to answer is \u201cWhat does clinical validation mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
Many customers are familiar with the CE mark on consumer electrical items.<\/p>\n
Medical devices like blood pressure monitors must also have a\u00a0CE mark by law. The CE mark means that, provided you use it correctly, the device will work properly and is safe but doesn\u2019t mean it will necessarily give accurate readings or that it is clinically validated.<\/p>\n
Whether you are going to record your blood pressure at home or in a clinical setting surely accuracy is the whole point of buying a monitor in the first place!<\/p>\n
When a manufacturer like Meditech or A&D Medical state their product is \u201cclinically validated\u201d it means an independent validation of the device has been performed by a professional group<\/p>\n
The most common validation protocols are the British and Irish Hypertension Society (BIHS), formerly British Hypertension Society, the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol (ESH-IP), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).<\/p>\n
While each of the protocols may have many similarities, there are some differences in their testing requirements. In many cases, however, a product that passes one protocol may also satisfy the criteria of other protocols as well. Recently, the AAMI, ESH, and ISO experts agreed to develop a single universally acceptable standard (AAMI\/ESH\/ISO), which will replace all previous protocols.<\/p>\n
Often, the clinical validation report is published in a peer-reviewed journal like Blood Pressure Monitoring<\/a>. \u00a0Publication in a peer-reviewed journal is essential because of the rigorous review processes a clinical validation must go through to make sure there are no protocol violations and the chosen validation protocol has been adhered to.<\/p>\n The time and conditions demanded by the various protocols are extremely difficult to fulfil as a large number of subjects have to be recruited, a wide range of\u00a0blood pressures are\u00a0required and it can be difficult to recruit skilled staff . They can also be expensive.<\/p>\n There is a great overview of the detailed process involved from the Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring of the European Society of Hypertension here<\/a>.<\/p>\n For these reasons not every blood pressure manufacturer will conduct a clinical validation.<\/p>\n PMS Instruments only distribute blood pressure monitors from manufacturers that do. Clinical validation provides so much more than a CE mark!<\/p>\n Whether you are a healthcare professional, or someone looking to keep a check on their blood pressure at home a clinically validated blood pressure monitor from Meditech or A&D Medical gives you the confidence to know you\u2019re using a reliable, accurate device to make a clinical decision.<\/p>\n A&D Medical clinical validation studies<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Validation of the A&D UM-211 device for office blood pressure measurement according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010<\/a> Validation of the A&D UM-201 device for office blood pressure measurement according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol Revision 2010<\/a> Validation of the fully automated A&D TM-2656 blood pressure monitor according to the British Hypertension Society Protocol<\/a> (equivalent to TM-2657P) Validation of the A&D BP UA-651 device with a wide-range cuff for home blood pressure measurement according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010<\/a> Validation of the A&D BP UA-651 device for home blood pressure measurement according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010<\/a> Validation of the A&D UA-1020 upper-arm blood pressure monitor with six different-shaped or different-sized cuffs according to the British Hypertension Society protocol<\/a> Validation of the A&D UA-1020 upper-arm blood pressure monitor for home blood pressure monitoring according to the British Hypertension Society Protocol<\/a> Validation of A&D UA-778 blood pressure monitor in children<\/a> Validation of A&D UA-85X device for blood pressure measurement<\/a> Validation of A&D TM-2430 upper-arm blood pressure monitor for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents, according to the British Hypertension Society protocol<\/a> Validation of the A&D UM-101 professional hybrid device for office blood pressure measurement according to the International Protocol<\/a> Meditech clinical studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Reproducibility of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and measures of autonomic function<\/a> Obstructive sleep apnea increases systolic and diastolic blood pressure variability in hypertensive patients<\/a> The influence of physical training status on postexercise hypotension in patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study<\/a> Clinical practice of ambulatory versus home blood pressure monitoring in hypertensive patients<\/a> The association of night-time systolic blood pressure with ultrasound markers of subclinical cardiac and vascular disease<\/a> Myocardial ischemia during everyday life in patients with arterial hypertension: prevalence, risk factors, triggering mechanism and circadian variability<\/a> Development of normative ambulatory blood pressure data in children: Marianne Soergel and the Arbeitsgruppe P\u00e4diatrische Hypertonie<\/a> Making ambulatory blood pressure monitoring accessible in pharmacies<\/a> Simultaneous recording of blood pressure and ST-segment with combined, triggered ambulatory 24-h devices<\/a> Silent myocardial ischaemia in treated hypertensives with and without left ventricular hypertrophy<\/a> The sales team at PMS often get asked the same questions from customers wanting to purchase a blood pressure monitor. Questions like which one would you recommend and which is the best one we sell will depend on the features a user is looking for and their budget. 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