1. G U I D E L I N E S HOME BP MONITORING JNC 7 2003 ESH 2003 CHEP 2004
HSSH 2005
G U I D E L I N E S
JSH 2004
BHS 2004

2. Home BP Monitoring Clinical Benefits
Diagnosis (hypertension, white coat hypertension, masked hypertension)
Prognosis (Ohasama, Pamela, Sheaf, Didima)
Long-term follow-up
Improvement of patients’ compliance
Improvement of hypertension control

3. Home BP Monitoring Current Problems1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Device accuracy
Observer bias
Observer misreporting
Variable monitoring schedule
Data summarizing

4. Journal of Hypertension 2003;21:821-848

5. European Society of Hypertension Recommendations
Journal of Hypertension 2003;21:
Oscillometric arm measuring devices.
Independently validated using established protocols.
Correct cuffs for individual arms.
Storage, transmission or printing capacity.

6. European Society of Hypertension Recommendations
Journal of Hypertension 2003;21:
Diagnosis - Treatment Initiation
Duplicate morning (6-9 am) and evening (6-9 pm) measurements for 7 working days.
Exclude 1st day measurements.
Minimum of 12 readings in 7 days.
Average blood pressure taken as reference.
Treatment Phase
As in diagnostic phase (trough measurements).
Long-Term Observation
1 week SBPM every 3 months (discard 1st day).

7. European Society of Hypertension Recommendations
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
Validated electronic devices (arm)
7 days
2 morning (6-9 am) and 2 evening (6-9 pm)
Average blood pressure (exclude 1st day)
Storage, transmission or printing capacity.

8. European Society of Hypertension Recommendations
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
Validated electronic devices (arm)
7 days
2 morning (6-9 am) and 2 evening (6-9 pm)
Average blood pressure (exclude 1st day)
Storage, transmission or printing capacity.

9. Microlife WatchBP Home Monitor

10. Microlife WatchBP Home
A home BP monitor designed according to European Society of Hypertension Working Group on BP Monitoring recommendations

11. Microlife WatchBP Home
Stergiou GS, Giovas P.
Hypertension Center, 3rd University Dept of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Jaenecke B, Tan T.
Microlife AG, Heerbrugg, Switzerland
Chang A, Yen C.
Microlife Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan

12. Validation of the Microlife WatchBP Home device for self-home BP measurement according to the International Protocol
Stergiou G, Giovas P, Gkinos C, Patouras J.
Hypertension Center, 3rd University Department of Medicine
Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Blood Pressure Monitoring 2006, in press

13. Automated oscillometric BP monitor for self-home measurement / arm
Microlife WatchBP Home
Design
Automated oscillometric BP monitor for self-home measurement / arm
Dual-function (USUAL / DIAG).
Embedded ESH home BP monitoring schedule.
Memory - PC link capacity.

14. Microlife WatchBP Home

15. Average home BP is displayed, as well as the individual readings
Microlife WatchBP Home
Design
USUAL mode
Casual home BP measurements
Home BP monitoring schedule strictly according to European Society of Hypertension
(duplicate morning and evening measurements for 7 days)
DIAG mode
Average home BP is displayed, as well as the individual readings

16. Microlife WatchBP Home

17. Microlife WatchBP Home

18. Microlife WatchBP Home

19. Microlife WatchBP Home
USB
Microlife WatchBP Home

20. Microlife WatchBP Home

21. Microlife WatchBP Home

22. Microlife WatchBP Home
Stergiou, George
Microlife WatchBP Home

23. Unique Solution Microlife WatchBP Home Monitor Unique Design
Unique Function
Unique Solution

24. Microlife WatchBP Home
Pilot Study
Users’ Acceptance - Performance
20 consecutive hypertensives.
Age years, 13/7 men/women, low-high level of education.
7 days self-home Watch-BP use.
Brief instructions (5 min) single-page handout.

25. Microlife Watch BP Monitor
Abstract 10573
Tuesday Oct. 2006
Blood Pressure Monitoring (in press)
Microlife Watch BP Monitor
A tool for reliable home BP monitoring designed according to the European Society of Hypertension recommendations

26. Microlife WatchBP Home
Pilot Study
Users’ Acceptance - Performance
95%
Effectively used the DIAG mode (19/20).
70%
Used the USUAL mode (4 used only the DIAG mode - 1 did not use the device).
90%
“Easy” or “very easy” to understand the dual function and to use the device.
90%
Dual mode “useful” or “very useful”.

27. Microlife WatchBP Home Monitor
Accurate BP measurement
Reliable assessment (no observer bias, no reporting bias)
Strictly adhering to European Society of Hypertension recommendations (measurement schedule - BP summary)
Convenient for patient - physician
Reasonable cost

28. Microlife WatchBP Home Monitor
A unique tool for optimal application of self-home BP monitoring in clinical practice strictly adhering to the European Society of Hypertension recommendations

29. Microlife WatchBP Home Monitor
In press,
Blood Pressure Monitoring

30. Watch BP Pro for the doctor’s office
doctor initiates Watch BP concept by Watch BP Pro measurement in his office
Watch BP Pro supplies the office readings next to the home readings obtained by Watch BP Home
can do simultaneous left right arm measurements to find out which arm shows higher readings
can transfer data to Watch BP.net software via bluetooth
3 modes: 1st visit mode, further visit mode and also an auscultation mode
LCD backlight
Fully automatic measurement procedure
Oscillometric method
equipped with S, M and L cuffs (2 each)
last reading memory, only