Smartphone / smartwatch-based cuffless blood pressure measurement : a position paper from the Korean Society of Hypertension
Authors
Hae Young Lee ; Dong-Ju Lee ; Jongmo 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
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.