Applications to measure blood pressure by cell phone

Taking care of your blood pressure is essential for good, balanced health. Especially for older people, the care for their blood pressure must be constant, thus avoiding vascular accidents.

But, with the routine of work and home care, sometimes it becomes more difficult to have a device at hand to perform the measurement periodically, especially for people who don't have one at home and depend on a health center or pharmacy to check it .

The Importance of Having Your Blood Pressure Measured

A change in blood pressure can be indicative of some diseases and strokes about to occur, among other things.

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Low or high blood pressure causes problems for the people it occurs, and the quest to get your blood pressure checked is essential for staying healthy and knowing the next steps to take in case of illness.

People who don't own a blood pressure measuring device or at some point don't have access to the measurement can turn to mobile applications that promise to help in this regard.

We have brought today 3 mobile apps that can measure blood pressure. Check them out:

1- AMPA (Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement)

Our first application was developed by Brazilian cardiologists from several parts of the country. The idea was to warn the population about the control of blood pressure, hypertension being the cause of many deaths per year.

The application is efficient in helping the user to control its blood pressure. With it, the patient can enter his or her blood pressure at the moment and forward it to the doctor for evaluation.

The app is considered one of the most effective ways to assist physicians in the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic control of hypertension, even outside the office.

The app should be used in the following situations:

• Before the consultation (online or in-person);
• To evaluate the response to antihypertensive treatment;
• To increase patient compliance to treatment;
• To pay attention to values above 130/85 mmHg, which, by AMPA, should be considered altered;

The app is available for android and iOS.

2- Healthier Blood Pressure

With the Healthier Blood Pressure app, the user can measure their blood pressure easily and simply, tracking their daily heart rate.

With control throughout the week, it will be easier to maintain stable health and still collect important information, in case of changes, to be later submitted to the doctor.

The app also has reminders to help the user to remember to check his or her blood pressure regularly, as well as weekly and daily activities to help with health.

The user can compare his or her blood pressure between hours, days, and weeks, which will help set up the clinical picture by the doctor.

This app is available for iOS.

3- Blood Pressure – SmartBP

The Blood Pressure – SmartBP app is a blood pressure manager that allows you to record, track, analyze and share information through technological devices such as cell phones and Apple Watch. The App also connects with Apple HealthKit.

With the information from the app, the user can take greater control of their health and share the data with their doctor.

The app can keep track of the progress of high or low blood pressure, and also manage all pressure measurements.

The main features of the app include:

• Record systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse, and weight;
• Quickly add notes (example: before dinner) and details (example: sitting, left arm) about your measurements using tags;
• Store and access all your blood pressure measurements anywhere and anytime using Apple HealthKit;
• Share your blood pressure information with your doctor, healthcare professional, or family members using email, text message, and the Apple HealthKit;
• Analyze the progress you're making through intuitive graphs and statistics (including average and variability for a period);
• Back up your health data and access it across all your mobile devices with SmartBP Cloud;
• Back up all your blood pressure data and export it as a file to iTunes, Dropbox and Drive;
• Set reminders for your blood pressure management, such as “Measure blood pressure” or “Take medicine”;
• Protect your data with TouchID, FaceID, and PIN protection;
• Create blood pressure reports in pdf format with blood pressure data, graphs and statistics;
• Among others.

The app is available for android and iOS systems.