Nokia body cardio - Tracking your Pulse Wave Velocity

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Nokia Body Cardio
v3.0 | July 2017
Tracking your Pulse Wave Velocity
Overview
This product is not a medical device and should not be used to diagnose, treat,
cure, or prevent any medical conditions.
With every heartbeat, your heart induces a wave along the aorta and arterial tree, which
leads to changes in blood volume within your vessels, making them expand and contract
accordingly. Your Pulse Wave Velocity indicates the propagation speed of this wave along
the arteries. It is a key indicator of your cardiovascular health.
The Nokia Body Cardio allows you to track your Pulse Wave Velocity and lets you see how it
changes over time.
If you want to get Pulse Wave Velocity measurements, make sure that:
• Heart rate measurements are enabled. Refer to “Disabling body composition and heart
rate measurements” on page30 for more information.
• The Heart Rate screen is enabled. Refer to “Changing the screen order” on page27
for more information.
• You step on the scale barefoot.
• You stay as still as possible during the measurement.
• Your feet are centered on the scale, and in contact with all the stripes on the surface
of the scale. Ideally, your heels should be on the second stripe from the bottom.
• You take the measurement before drinking coee or having a cigarette. Ideally, you
should wait at least three hours after drinking or eating anything to take
the measurement.