Many devices are sold openly in the market nowadays and most persons are asked to record their BP casually if they are suffering from Hypertension or raised BP or regularly to monitor BP if on some antihypertensive therapy.But self-monitoring of BP has not been found accurate and is not acceptable by Physician to decide the treatment according to a study.The findings are extremely relevant given millions of patients are asked to monitor their blood pressure through a device at home and report the results back to their doctor. "High blood pressure is the number one cause of death and disability in the world," said Jennifer Ringrose from The University of Alberta in Canada."Monitoring for and treating hypertension can decrease the consequences of this disease.
We need to make sure that home blood pressure readings are accurate," said Ringrose, who led the…
