Microlife WatchBP Home - Selecting the Correct Cuff

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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) ofcially recommends using the WatchBP
Home A during routine blood pressure measurement for all GP’s in the United Kingdom.
WatchBP monitors with implemented AFIB detection system allow patients to be screened for AFIB during blood pressure
measurement. The AFIB detection system has convincingly proven its accuracy, and showed that it leads to increased detection
of new patients with AFIB when used in general clinical practice.
Recommended by NICE
Wrist palpation, although commonly performed, has a low reliability.
Wrist palpation
A symbol appears on the LCD screen when AFIB is detected.
Best clinical practice
“WatchBP Home A should be used for
hypertension monitoring in primary care”
Tested and approved for detecting atrial brillation
WatchBP AFIB detects atrial brillation with high accuracy (sensitivity 97-
100% - specicity 89%) as demonstrated in multiple comparative studies
with ECG.
Early detection of AFIB followed by adequate treatment
can reduce the risk of a stroke by 68%
WatchBP monitors with atrial brillation (AFIB) detection system
Atrial Fibrillation Detection
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