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| Omron HEM-637 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor with Advanced Positioning Sensor | 
 enlarge | Brand: Omron
Category: Health And Beauty
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $49.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  68 reviews
Sales Rank: 213
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5.1 x 3.6
Model: HEM 637
UPC: 073796637002
EAN: 0073796637002
ASIN: B000083CUD
Release Date: June 15, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very accurate and ultra easy to use March 2, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an excellent monitor which is very easy to use. Having verified it's accuracy with my cardiologist, I feel comfortable with the readings, which are consistent with daily fluctuations. Repeat readings are always within 2-4 points and the arm position sensor is useful in establishing the correct arm location. I have found this monitor to be very reliable for the average person looking for accurate monitoring results.
Great Product January 23, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Several months ago, I was advised by my physician to take my BP twice a day. After doing some research, I purchased the Omron HEM 637 after researching the product in several places including Consumer Reports. I have found it to be very accurate when compared with readings that I have received at my doctor's office and by arm cuff readings taken by my wife, an RN with more than 20 years experience. For those who have difficulty following directions EXACTLY, this might not be for you. If you can, it's convenience is hard to beat.
 Nice idea, but... December 30, 2005
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I agree that this monitor is inconsistent and gives erroneously low reads most of the time. If I were to go according to this, I could stop taking my Lisinopril! However, I took it to my last Dr appt and the nurse was kind enough to humor me taking my BP several times with the Omron and then with the arm cuff, each arm, waiting in between reads, etc. WAY big difference! I will contact the mfgr and see if there's something I'm missing. Or maybe it just doesn't work on overweight people.
 don't recommend November 15, 2005
129 out of 162 found this review helpful
There truly is an art to taking blood pressure. It's even written about in the old versions of diagnosis books about how to take both systolic and diastolic pressures with a regular cuff and no stethescope (palpating a DIASTOLIC and a systolic)...a handy skill in a busy emergency room or the back of an ambulance where the noise level can make a stethescope worth about as much as a surfer's neckless.
I tell you this to try and make it plain that I've looked at the nuances of taking a blood pressure, am no slouch, and have taken many blood pressures in life threatening situations, so that hopefully you'll listen to what I'm about to recommend...
First, the cuff must be large enough when taking a blood pressure or the reading can be innacurrate (falsely elevated if cuff too small). If I'm taking the blood pressure for someone who has a large arm and I'm in a tight and don't have a cuff that's large enough, I'll listen at the wrist (with a normal sized cuff on the forearm and a stethescope at the wrist). But, if I have a cuff that fits properly, taking blood pressure on the upper arm is more accurate.
I'd recommend you stay away from wrist cuffs unless there's some reason you can't take an upper arm value. While relying on a automatic wrist cuff, I've seen many patients led into thinking their blood pressure's normal when it's not. I would never trust an automatic wrist cuff for an important clinical decision.
I don't normally write negative reviews but I feel strongly about this one, don't settle for second best unless you must. Yes, it takes a little longer to expose the arm, but it's worth it for the most accurate value. If there's some reason you can't expose your upper arm (such cases do exist) then this cuff may be the answer.
See my book reviews and web site for more specific advice on how to lower your blood pressure.
Peace & Health,
Charles Runels, MD
Omron December 29, 2004
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
I am an RN & use this blood pressure wrist cuff often. It's accuracy is guarenteed by Omron & certified by the American Heart association. When a quick check is necessary or when people have contracted arms it is invaluable.If anyone has trouble perhaps instructions are not being read. I have owned one for 3 years without problems & am now buying it for each one of my grown children.
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