title: Validation of the iHealth BP3 upper-arm blood pressure monitor, for clinic use and self-measurement, according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the iHealth BP3 upper-arm blood pressure monitor, which is designed for clinic use and self-measurement of blood pressure using Apple touch devices as an interface.
  
  
  METHODS
  The European Society of Hypertension International Protocol (ESH-IP) revision 2010 for the validation of blood pressure measuring devices in adults was followed precisely. Ninty-nine couples of test device and reference blood pressure measurements were obtained during the study (three pairs for each of the 33 participants).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 33 participants, age 47.1±12.3 years (age range 27-69 years) and arm circumference 30.0±4.4 cm, had a mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 143.9±27.4 mmHg and a mean diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90.1±18.3 mmHg. The device passed all of the requirements fulfilling the standards of the protocol, and the mean±SD device-observer difference was 2.8±4.2 mmHg for SBP and -0.4±3.5 mmHg for DBP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the results of the validation study on the basis of the ESH-IP revision 2010, the iHealth BP3 can be recommended for clinic use and self-measurement in an adult population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang, China.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fujun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Jiepin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianghong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors / Q000592:standards; D004867:Equipment Design; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012955:Societies, Medical