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Can simultaneous monitoring with ambulatory BP, a wristwatch pulsimeter, and an ear thermometer identify physiological relationships between BP, pulse rate, and core temperature?
Can simultaneous monitoring with ambulatory BP, a wristwatch pulsimeter, and an ear thermometer identify physiological relationships between BP, pulse rate, and core temperature?
Simultaneous monitoring of BP, pulse rate, and core temperature using wearable devices can identify physiological patterns, such as higher nocturnal pulse rate in diabetics, which may help evaluate complication risks.
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Wearable monitoring links BP-pulse patterns and nocturnal rate elevation in diabetes; hypothesis-generating, should not change practice.
We investigated the relationship among 24-h blood pressure (BP), pulse rate (PR) and core temperature by using an ambulatory BP monitoring, a new wristwatch-type pulsimeter with accelerometer (WPA) and an ear thermometer simultaneously. Our results suggest that the ear temperature which reflects the core body temperature was lowest at base PR during sleep and 75% of normotensives and 54% of subjects without hypertensive medication had a significant correlation between BP and PR. Diabetic subjects showed a significantly higher PR during sleep than non-diabetic subjects. Three types of equipments, especially a new WPA, are expected to be useful for daily lifestyle monitoring to evaluate risk of complications of hypertension and diabetes.
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