Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors

Wrist blood pressure monitors for home use offer convenience, portability, and accuracy. In addition they are quite affordable and easy to operate.

Home Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors Are an Investment in Your Health

Doctors, The American Heart Association and many other medical groups recommend that people with hypertension or suspected high blood pressure routinely monitor their blood pressure.

Because home blood pressure monitors are widely available and inexpensive, monitoring your blood blood pressure at home is an easy step you can take to improve your overall health and catch problems almost before they start.

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The right home blood pressure monitor varies from person to person, so make sure to check out all the alternatives before choosing the one that is right for you.

Use our easy 7-step selector to narrow down the choices to find the one that best matches your needs and your price range.

Finding the right home blood pressure monitor can be incredibly confusing.  There are so many available now that narrowing you choice down to even a dozen can be a challenge.  For some people price will be the most important factor, for others it will be a specific feature set or possibly the choice can be narrowed down by choosing a particular brand name.

Use the dropdown menu options below to specify exactly what you need, just skip any that you are unsure about or don't care about and then click the "Find" button and you'll be whisked off to a page containing your specified shortlist of home blood pressure monitors.

High blood pressure is a dangerous condition the strikes about one out of every three adults in the United States—31.3%. ^1,2  

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney disease. Heart disease and stroke are now the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. ^1,2 

Fortunately, high blood pressure is very controlable when treated with diet and drugs. 

But you need to know that you actually have high blood pressure first. 

More than one in five (22.4%) people with high blood pressure don't even know that they have it. ^1,2 

Home blood pressure monitoring can help people of all ages determine if they are at risk and easily keep track of their overall health.  With a home monitor you can keep a much better handle on your high blood pressure and spot problems easier -- because you can check your blood pressure anytime you like at home where you are most relaxed.

Even if you are NOT currently diagnosed with high blood pressure, if you have prehypertension, or another condition that could contribute to high blood pressure, such as diabetes or kidney problems, home blood pressure monitoring could help your doctor diagnose high blood pressure earlier than if you have only infrequent blood pressure readings in the doctor's office.

Wrist Home Blood Pressure Monitors are Easy to Use

You've seen the old manual method of checking blood pressure. No doubt you have had your blood pressure checked this way by a trained doctor or nurse.  A stethoscope is used to listen to your heartbeat along with an inflatable arm cuff connected by a rubber tube to a gauge that records the pressure. Knowing exactly when to check the gauge by listening to the blood flowing in your arm, takes skill and training.

Today's home wrist blood pressure machines take all of the skilled work -- and guesswork - out of the procedure by doing all of the calculations for us.

All models differ, naturally, but the basic steps are -- you wrap the blood pressure monitor around your wrist and turn-on the machine. That's it.  The monitor automatically inflates to the proper pressure, and your systolic and diastolic pressures, as well as your pulse, will appear on the large, easy-to-read digital display.  Then simply consult the included blood pressure charts to learn your optimal pressure.

Many of the digital blood pressure monitors also include a PC interface so you can download and analyze your readings and even send them to your doctor if you like. Some of the newest models (the iHealth Blood Pressure Monitoring System, for instance) even work together with the ihealth app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod.

Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors

Many people are concerned about the accuracy of wrist monitors.  However according to a study carried out at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, a wrist blood pressure monitor gives an accurate reading (confirmed independently) as long as the wrist and arm are at heart level when the blood pressure is taken.

Many of today's wrist blood pressure monitors are designed with an advanced positioning sensor (APS) which automatically lets you know when the cuff is level with your heart.  So you always get an accurate reading.

When choosing a wrist blood pressure monitor, always look for one with APS -- such as the Omron HEM-650 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor with APS

Naturally you also want to be sure that the wrist cuff fits correctly to get a precise reading.  Wrist blood pressure monitor are good for larger people because they can fit in any wrist size easily. 

Remember, always consult your physician for specific information about your blood pressure.

1 National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2008. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2008.

2 Lloyd-Jones D, Adams RJ, Brown TM, et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2010 Update. A Report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Circulation. 2010;121:e1-e170.