Performance of a Wrist Blood Pressure Measuring Device With a Position

Study population Normotensive or hypertensive (systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg) male or female subjects (aged ≥18 years) were included. Exclusion criteria comprised previous experience with wrist BP measurement devices, wrist circumferences <13.5 cm and >19.5 cm, history of significant cardiac arrhythmia, hypertensive crisis, claudication or restricted blood flow, damage or injury of the left wrist, participation in any other clinical trial at the same time, pregnancy, and lactation. Approval was granted by an independent and applicable Ethics Review Committee and written, informed consent was obtained from each subject before entry into the study. BP measurements Arm circumferences were measured for both arms and wrists. The appropriate cuff size (for the auscultatory device) was selected for each subject. For the BP 2000 device, only one cuff size was available (wrist circumference, 13.5 to 19.5 cm). Subjects were assigned randomly into two groups i...