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Can galxy watch 6 meaure blood pressure continuously during sleep

(Topic created on: 03-10-2024 10:53 PM)
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fredsh
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Can galaxy watch 6 meaure blood pressure continuously during sleep. If not, please could you make suggestion this be added to functionality. I think it would just need software update
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Glenntech
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Probably use up a lot of battery life.
Think the way it measures now gives a decent result.
Why would you need it to constantly monitor?
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fredsh
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Blood pressure during sleep can get much higher than awake due to snoring apnoea. This is key marker for cardiovascular risk but very hard to measure without help or Aktiia type device. As one is lying pressure should be around 7 less due to relative position or heart, eg 113/68 vs sitting 120/75. Only a few automatic reading would be needed each night, say every hour. Over several nights abnormal levels during night should get captured. The valuesdont need to be very accurate, just be able to show if bp became elevated while sleeping, ie the trend. These abnormal levels can kill as indicate heart starved of O2. Aktiia continuous bp monitor does this and costs £200 - please check yoyrybe reviews for concept. I think it would be extremely easy for Samsung to implement in a software update and would make the smartwatch a very valuable medical tool. At present the day time readings lull users into thinking their bp is ok when it may not be and so are actually misleading. This is well known by medics but not by public. Due to difficulties monitoring health authorities dont highlight this risk but doctors on youtube cite deaths from it. It would be trivial for Samsung ti fix this and save lives.
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Glenntech
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The watch is not a medical device and shouldn't be relied upon as such.
It's only meant as a guide.
That's probably why what you mention won't be enabled. Would need a regulatory approval as well.
If you have concerns, please do go and see a medical professional
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fredsh
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Did you look at Aktiia? Its not that accurate according to reviews although it list tests where it was adequate. It does exactly what galaxy watch 6 does but with added automated measurement. Galaxy watch 6 alrwady has regulatory approval so I dont know why you even bring that up.
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