Smartphone / smartwatch-based cuffless blood pressure measurement : a position paper from the Korean Society of Hypertension
on behalf of the Korean Society of Hypertension, Hae‐Young Lee, Dong‐Ju Lee, Jong-Mo Seo, Sang‐Hyun Ihm, Kwang‐Il Kim, Eun Joo Cho, Hyeon Chang Kim, Jinho Shin, Sungha Park, Il Suk Sohn, Wook‐Jin Chung, Sung Kee Ryu, Ki‐Chul Sung, Juhan Kim, Dae‐Hee Kim, Wook Bum Pyun
Abstract
Smartphone technology has spread rapidly around the globe. According to a report released by the Korea Information Society Development Institute, about 95% of Koreans aged more than 30 years old owned smartphones. Recently, blood pressure (BP) measurement using a photoplethysmography-based smartphone algorithm paired with the smartwatch is continuously evolving. In this document, the Korean Society of Hypertension intends to remark the current results of smartphone / smartwatch-based BP measurement and recommend optimal BP measurement methods using a smartphone device. We aim to increase the likelihood of success in implementing these new technologies into improved hypertension awareness, diagnosis, and control.