Continuous blood pressure monitoring throughout the day may not be as accurate as your doctor's inflatable cuff, but it can be much more useful.
The Apple Watch ECG discovered something unexpected about my heart
The next Apple Watch is rumored to be able to measure blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood alcohol levels. It will track your heart rate, your movements, your ambient noise, and even your blood oxygen levels. On their own, these are interesting enough, but together, in a watch that’s almost always on your arm, they could revolutionize healthcare.
“The possibilities for sensors that can be incorporated into a watch are practically endless, but Apple’s approach is to create a near-perfect product before it goes into a production watch,” Vardhan Agrawal, software engineer and co-creator of the BP-lytic cuffless monitor, told Lifewire via email. “Chances are we won’t see these technologies in our own watches until they’re mature.”
The new sensors come from British start-up Rockley Photonics and can measure blood pressure without an inflatable cuff.
