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BPatch Offers Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring

When a continuous measurement is possible, insight is obtained into the blood pressure pattern.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Blood pressure is one of the most important vital values that can be measured. High blood pressure leads to conditions that are among the top 10 diseases with the most years of life lost. Think of strokes, heart attacks and heart failure. TNO at Holst Centre has partnered up with 2M Engineering, TracXon and the University Medical Centre Groningen to develop the BPatch. Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Currently, blood pressure is measured by a separate, single measurement. However, bloo...

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