How to measure blood pressure with Apple Watch [2023] - Qardio (2024)

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How to measure blood pressure with Apple Watch [2023] - Qardio? ›

Open the Qardio app on your Apple Watch and tap the START button. Do this after you have fitted your QardioArm on your left upper arm, ready to inflate. The START button on your Apple Watch will initiate the measurement. You can also check your measurement history and set up reminders via your Apple Watch.

The Qardio Apple Watch App directly connects to your QardioArm. In case you don't have a QardioArm, you can add manual measurements through the Apple Watch App anytime, anywhere. Qardio App for Apple Watch works with WatchOS version 3 and higher. To get started, the Qardio App needs to be installed on your Apple Watch.

Make sure you are sitting comfortably and wearing your QardioArm device correctly. Open the Qardio App on your mobile device and you will see the START button turn green. Starting your blood pressure reading is as simple as a tap on the screen.

QardioArm is a precision medical device made with sensitive components. It measures blood pressure with a resolution of 1 mmHg and pulse with 1 beat/min. The accuracy is +/- 3 mmHg or 2% of readout value for blood pressure, and +/- 5% of readout value for pulse. See here for details on QardioArm's clinical validations.

Qardio App automatically detects and records irregular heart beats so you can better keep your doctor informed about such important events.

QardioArm is a regulated medical device: FDA cleared, European CE marked, Canadian CE marked, and Australian TGA cleared. You can find the 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness for QardioArm here.

You should wear the QardioCore directly on your skin, just below your sternum. Wear your QardioCore with the Qardio logo to the left. All of the sensors should be touching your skin and QardioCore should be snug enough to stay in place during your movement.

How much does Qardio app cost? ›

Qardio App is a free companion app that operates Qardio devices and keeps all your health data in one convenient place. Learn more about our revolutionary, award winning devices here.

To turn it on, open the rubber flap on the right hand side of your QardioBase. Move the switch from right to left to turn QardioBase on. You only need to switch on QardioBase the first time you activate your scale.

An Apple Watch showing a blood oxygen reading. A new report says that after a decade working on health features like blood pressure monitoring, Apple will be ready to add it to 2024's Apple Watch Series 10.

- SmartBP permits you to log, track, and evaluate trends in your blood pressure. You can manually input your readings or use a blood pressure monitor to synchronise with SmartBP through Apple Health. SmartBP in itself does not measure blood pressure. A separate blood pressure monitor is required for this.

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SmartBP® is a free, easy to use blood pressure management app that allows you to record, track, analyze and share your normal, low or high blood pressure charts and information using your mobile device.

Apple Watch Series 3 or later can record an estimate of your VO₂ max using the heart and motion sensors during an Outdoor Walk, Outdoor Run, or Hiking workout in the Workout app. Apple Watch supports a VO₂ max range of 14-65 mL/kg/min that is validated for users 20 years or older.

You can even see estimates of how much time you spent in REM, Core, or Deep sleep, as well as when you might have woken up. While you sleep, Apple Watch also tracks metrics like blood oxygen, heart rate, time asleep, respiratory rate, and on Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Series 9, wrist temperature.