WatchBP Home-A Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with AFIB Detection

This is a review of one supplied to me by the hospital but I had to return it to them so I bought a replacement. These monitors are supposed to be the most accurate and most relable on the market. That is my experience too. Nothing to say about the cuff which works fine. However, launching the monitor with the start button seems to a be a bit fiddly (maybe I should read the the manual) and the PC link didn't seem to work (or I couldn't make it work, anyway). Overall, though, very fine monitor.

I have found this BPM very easy to use and seems to be quite accurate.My doctor is now happy to use my readings as a check as the readings in the surgery can be affected by the "white coat syndrome".Haven't test the PC link yet but it looks easy enough.Worth spending a little extra to get this version as the cheaper ones and the wrist based ones are very difficult to use as are inaccurate.

I tried two of these, as I wanted a machine that could detect atrial fibrillation (AF), from which I occasionally suffer, and ended up sending them both back. Both machines failed to provide readings about 3 times out of every 4 measurements, yielding an error, Er 2, every time they failed. This machine operates by taking an average of 3 readings, each reading being a slow process. On activating the machine, there is a 15 second countdown, then the cuff inflates, sometimes to pressures well in excess of 200 mm Hg, which is quite painful (guidelines for manual sphygmomanometers suggest 180 mm Hg max!), then the pressure is released slowly to take the two readings (systolic and diastolic). Often, the pump will reactivate half way through and increase the pressure again during the reading. This process is then repeated two or more more times, before an average reading is displayed. Three quarters of the time, all that is displayed is Er 2 – an error. Sometimes, it was quite clear that a reading had failed, but the machine still went on to repeat the cycles, sometimes 4 times, before displaying Er 2. A machine that only works once every 4-5 times and gives errors 70-80% of the time is useless. I have gone back to my cheap Lloyds machine which has never failed, though it doesn’t have an AF detector.These machines are unfit for purpose, in my opinion.

Excellent but there is one flaw. When there is an error in the set of readings they (correctly) do not display on screen but however the data is stored and then (incorrectly) used in the averages.

Advised by cardiology nurse. Picks up A-fibSoftware a little technical but only needed occasionally

This WatchBP Home -A is excellent Very impressed Solid build quaility Very Quiet in operation and i like the way it takes multiple measurements and gives an Average reading all automatically..Very Pleased with this purchase.. ..The only thing i can complain about is it says it comes with a Medium 22cm to 32 cm cuff...Mine came with a 22cm to 42 cm cuff..This will save £35 ..5 stars

While the BP monitor element of this is very thorough, people should note that the AFIB facility, according to the instruction manual may not detect AFIB in people with pacemakers or defibrillators - and goes on to say that people with pacemakers or defibrillators should not use the WatchBP Home A to detect atrial fibrillation.

I believe the best available to the public.

Tensiomètre utilisant des matières de qualité qui devraient durer dans le temps.Facile d'utilisation, bien adapté à un autocontrôle par des personnes du troisième âge cherchant la simplicité.Résultats moyennés automatiquement après chaque série de 2 ou 3 mesures réalisées selon le type de contrôle choisi.Version non équipée de bluetooth, permettant un transfert bien automatisé vers un PC via un câble USB. Reconnu sans aucun problème par Windows 11 après installation du logiciel WatchBP Analyzer Home téléchargeable gratuitement sur le site du constructeur et permettant de présenter les mesures réalisées en mode "diagnostic" uniquement. Aucun logiciel spécifiquement prévu pour les mesures en mode "usual".Capacité de mémorisation des mesures parmi les plus importantes (250).Manuel d'utilisation en Français fourni en version papier.Noter que le bouton situé sur la droite de l'appareil ne permet pas de l'éteindre mais de réactiver l'appareil pour une mesure ou pour mettre fin à celle-ci. L'affichage reste donc allumé en permanence mais sans grande incidence sur l'autonomie des piles. Cette permanence permet notamment de vérifier facilement, selon l'affichage présent, si l'on est ou pas dans une période de mesure pour le mode "diagnostic".

qualità e funzioni avanzateottimo

Microlife WatchBP Home A - Tensiómetro de brazo, muy buen Tensiómetro ya tengo confianza de tener lo mejor, ejemplar servicio por parte del vendedor, estoy muy contento con el aparatejo

Das Gerät entspricht in vollster Weise meinen Erwartungen, meine Frau ist Ärztin und hat die Ergebnisse des Geräts mit einer manuellen Messung gegengeprüft. Die Ergebnisse waren sehr ähnlich.Sehr gutes Gerät.

L'apparecchio piu' volte testato con misuratori professionali ha dato sempre misurazioni corrette.