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Apple Watch Could Get Blood Pressure Monitoring in 2025

Instant upgrade for me. I haven't seen a good reason to move forward from my s7, and the only reason I got that from the s6 is that the s6 is at the bottom of a lake now.

I had a "Routine" doctor's appointment a few months ago, and my BP was 155/101 😳 I had zero symptoms. Now on medication with it well under control but I was fortunate that it was caught early, not "After my heart attack"
 
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My blood pressure is really good, thanks to Apple Fitness +. I’ll look into buying a new Apple Watch if this feature is available.
 
FreakinEurekan said:
Instant upgrade for me. I haven't seen a good reason to move forward from my s7, and the only reason I got that from the s6 is that the s6 is at the bottom of a lake now.

I had a "Routine" doctor's appointment a few months ago, and my BP was 155/101 😳 I had zero symptoms. Now on medication with it well under control but I was fortunate that it was caught early, not "After my heart attack"
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It all sounds so good until you get to the part of the screen that asks you if you have high blood pressure (if your's is controlled with medication, the answer is still, "yes").

If you tell the watch you've been diagnosed with sleep apnea, the feature is unavailable.

If you tell the watch you've been in afib before (I was once close to 20 years ago after a random seizure), the feature is unavailable.

And I bet if you tell the watch you have high blood pressure, it will not be available for you.

Makes sense--if you already have the condition, Apple doesn't want to be responsible for any worsening of that condition with inaccurate results.
 
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b0nd18t said:
Hey guys: it won’t be
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This is probably true also, although I would note a company in the Netherlands did released a blood pressure app over the summer that works with light and passed whatever regulatory tests they have over there.

I will google it and supplement this comment.
 
pdaholic said:
Meh, an electronic bp cuff is cheaper and will provide “exact measurements.” Same as with the banned pulse ox everyone is pining over, an inexpensive finger probe will give accurate and faster assessments. But yeah, the watch is always on my arm and can look for “trends,” so I guess that’s a plus.

I just hope the ultra 3 is more compact. I’m regretting the ultra 2 because of all the jiggling while I’m running.
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Well the "trends" are the thing right? People diagnosed with hypertension probably already have a cuff and monitor their BP. Same with pulse ox, ie say someone with sleep apnea may also be already monitoring their O2 with a finger probe.

For other people "trends" will notify them of slowly progressing changes that they might not notice unless having the measurements done directly.
 
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andyw715 said:
Well the "trends" are the thing right? People diagnosed with hypertension probably already have a cuff and monitor their BP. Same with pulse ox, ie say someone with sleep apnea may also be already monitoring their O2 with a finger probe.

For other people "trends" will notify them of slowly progressing changes that they might not notice unless having the measurements done directly.
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Well, that was the point of my post…trends.

I work in healthcare, and I can tell you most people don’t have blood pressure cuffs at home, and even fewer have pulse oximeters.
 
John_Blackthorne said:
It all sounds so good until you get to the part of the screen that asks you if you have high blood pressure (if your's is controlled with medication, the answer is still, "yes").

If you tell the watch you've been diagnosed with sleep apnea, the feature is unavailable.

If you tell the watch you've been in afib before (I was once close to 20 years ago after a random seizure), the feature is unavailable.

And I bet if you tell the watch you have high blood pressure, it will not be available for you.

Makes sense--if you already have the condition, Apple doesn't want to be responsible for any worsening of that condition with inaccurate results.
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most people that buy Apple Watch are fitness and people that care about their health. so I think that's not a compelling thing to upgrade for a feature that will never give you a notification. I never had a notification about high heart heart. sooo. making this a headline feature is just meh for me.

most people that have hypertension are obese as well. you don't need to buy an Apple Watch to check that.
 
No worries, some company no one has ever heard of will sue for patent infringement and stall its introduction.
 
John_Blackthorne said:
Worthless for the people who already have the condition.
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it won't give you an real time reading because it is inaccurate. just like blood glucose, the technology for an watch doesn't exist yet. that's why it will only give "trends". and if you already have high blood pressure maybe won't give any trend upward. if they delayed the feature it is because the trials were bad. I don't know how they will "solve" this. probably simplifying a lot.
 
I just upgraded my Ultra 1 for and Ultra 1 last month, and will not be upgrading to the Ultra 3, even if this come to fruition. I have been diagnosed with high blood pressure and am on 2 medications to manage it. I also have a blood pressure cuff at home to monitor it and I trust for the time being.
 
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Worthless for the people who already have the condition.
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i wonder if it actually might best well suited to people who suffer from high pressure already.
apparently this first generation of Watch blood pressure would only indicate trend directionality.
im quite sure if i had high blood pressure i would want to keep track of my trending data, in order to understand if my fitness and eating routines are helping me or not.
i can imagine however, that some causes of high pressure might have their origin in things other than fitness and eating routines.
 
green_diyos said:
For those waiting for blood pressure monitoring for the Apple Watch.

Be aware you can buy a smart blood pressure monitor that connects to Apple Health app today.

A good brand is OMRON. I used once and even bought 1 for my parents.
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Omron is good, but the BPM from Withing is much better IMO.
Their app is great and it syncs flawlessly with Apple Health. I have been using it for years and I could collect precious BP data.

Also, I don't think that an Apple Watch will reliably measure BP anytime soon. FDA is watching...
 
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Belisama said:
Also, I don't think that an Apple Watch will reliably measure BP anytime soon. FDA is watching...
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Yeah, they have the same mentality as the bozos who opposed CSAM. If it isn't 100% perfect, they consider it a danger to our fragile egos, an infringement on our rights, and/or a health/mental wellness risk.
 
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Belisama said:
Also, I don't think that an Apple Watch will reliably measure BP anytime soon. FDA is watching...
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I think any watch's BP monitoring will not be as accurate as a armband-type BP monitor.

What the Watch will do though is send out a warning for a possible issue that may require intervention by your MD.

At the end of the day you want to avoid or reverse problems via early warning.
 
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Can we get android support for Apple watch? They could even require the Apple watch ultra for Android compatibility. This way, it's an upsell, so everyone wins. Apple gets more revenue and profit, and android users get the ability to use apple watch.
 
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