Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Comprehensive Review.

BACKGROUND

Remote blood pressure (BP) monitoring, or blood pressure measurement outside of a clinical setting, has been an evolving approach to monitoring BP outside of a clinical setting, allowing for a better understanding of day-to-day fluctuations in BP. This technology at home allows for the detection of instantaneous fluctuations in BP that could be predictive of cardiovascular disease events. It also holds the potential for a more accurate diagnosis of hypertension and improved titration of antihypertensive medications.

METHODS

We performed a narrative review to describe the current state of remote BP monitoring and evolving technologies in this field.

RESULTS

Home BP monitoring has traditionally focused on cuffed devices, but new technologies based on cuffless, wearable devices are emerging. These have novel applications clinically for continuous and intermittent blood pressure measurement. Although there are validation protocols for cuff-based devices, these do not always apply to cuffless devices, and both types require unique assessments for accurate BP measurements.

CONCLUSIONS

Remote BP monitoring, including evolving cuffless devices, represents an intriguing prospect for monitoring BP and characterizing changes in patients' BP over time. However, the overall clinical importance and application of instantaneous BP measurements remain unknown.