Performance of the Aktiia optical blood pressure measurement device in the elderly: a comparison with double blinded auscultation in different body positions.

Kenji Theiler¹, Josep Sola², Aikaterini Damianaki¹, Alexandre Pfister², Tiago P Almeida², Jérémy Alexandre², Pascale Vermare², Gregoire Wuerzner¹

¹Service of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

²Aktiia SA, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is essential for the correct diagnosis and management of hypertension (HTN) especially in the elderly population. As with of all BP devices, the accuracy of cuffless devices must be verified. This study (NCT04027777) aimed to evaluate the performance of a wrist cuffless optical BP device in an elderly population cohort in different body position…

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