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Validation of the Stabil-O-Graph blood pressure self-measurement device

Journal of Human Hypertension volume 22, pages 233–235 (2008)Cite this article

The present work describes the validation of the Stabil-O-Graph, an automated blood pressure device, according to the criteria of the British Hypertension Society (BHS) and the European Society of Hypertension (ESH). In the BHS, validation procedure leads to a final grade A/A for systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In the ESH procedure, the test device passed all phases and the device's measurements were considered to be ‘very accurate and with no error of clinical relevance’. Thus, the device met the accuracy requirements of both the BHS and the ESH standard and can be recommended for clinical use.

There is an increasing number of commercially available automated devices for self measurement of blood pressure. Most of these devices have not been validated by a recognized protocol yet. The Stabil-O-Graph (Stolberg, Germany) is a new automated self-measurement blood pressure monitoring device. The range of measurement is 70–260 mm Hg for systolic blood pressure, 45–180 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure and 40–240 min−1 for heart rate. To improve handling for elderly subjects, it has been designed as a one-button-operated device with large LCD screen. Ninety-nine blood pressure measurements are memorized. To date, the device has not been tested for accuracy. In the present work, the Stabil-O-Graph is validated according to the criteria of the British Hypertension Society (BHS) and the European Society of Hypertension (ESH).1, 2, 3

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    T H Westhoff, S Schmidt, W Zidek & M van der Giet

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Westhoff, T., Schmidt, S., Zidek, W. et al. Validation of the Stabil-O-Graph blood pressure self-measurement device. J Hum Hypertens 22, 233–235 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002287

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