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Blood Pressure Monitors
- Best-value blood pressure monitor A&D Medical LifeSource UA-787EJ *Est. $60
- Wrist blood pressure monitor A&D Medical LifeSource UB-512 *Est. $50
- Blood pressure monitor with advanced features Omron HEM-780 *Est. $110
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- EasyCuff is convenient
- Works even with an irregular heartbeat
- 30-readout memory
- EasyCuff doesn't fit everyone
- Accessing memory is cumbersome
- Some accuracy complaints
The A&D Medical LifeSource UA-787AC (which has been replaced by the UA-787EJ with a memory capacity of 60 readings) is a full-featured blood pressure monitor that gets high ratings for accuracy in reviews. The self-inflating A&D LifeSource UA-787AC uses the company's EasyCuff, which is two inches larger than most medium cuffs to fit more upper-arm sizes. The memory can store 30 blood pressure readings, along with date and time. Some reviewers say the memory interface could be improved. Three programmable alarms remind users to take blood pressure readings and an irregular heartbeat feature compensates for that condition. If you don't like arm cuffs in general, the Omron HEM-637 (*est. $95) uses a wrist cuff instead.
To assess the A&D UA-787AC's accuracy, we turned to PubMed, where we found a summary of professional testing by researchers at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine at the University of Padova in Italy. We also found a basic review by Paige Waehner, About.com's Exercise Guide. We found user reviews of the A&D Medical LifeSource UA-787AC blood pressure monitor at both Amazon.com and Epinions.
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Our Sources
1. PubMed
Six researchers test the accuracy of the A&D Medical LifeSource UA-787 blood pressure monitor. Results are positive, and the researchers conclude that the A&D UA-787 satisfies the new recommended European Society of Hypertension accuracy levels for both systolic and diastolic pressure.
Review: Performance of the UA-787 oscillometric blood pressure monitor according to the European Society of Hypertension protocol, D. Longo, G. Toffanin, R. Garbelotto, V. Zaetta, L. Businaro and P. Palatini, Apr. 2003
2. About.com
About.com has a short uncritical review of the A&D Medical LifeSource Blood Pressure Monitor. Paige Waehner is particularly enthusiastic about the EasyCuff, the irregular heartbeat feature and the 30-readout memory. (Note: About.com and ConsumerSearch.com are owned by the same company, but they are editorially independent.)
Review: LifeSource Blood Pressure Monitor Review, Paige Waehner, Aug. 29, 2002
3. Amazon.com
There are three posts here on the A&D Medical LifeSource UA-787AC blood pressure monitor. One user feels the EasyCuff is difficult to use, and the other two question the accuracy of the readings.
Review: LifeSource UA-787AC Review, Contributors to Amazon.com
4. Epinions.com
Epinions has only one fairly long user review of the A&D Medical LifeSource UA-787 blood pressure monitor, although it's not clear which exact version this is. The post is detailed and quite well balanced, but it's several years old.
Review: LifeSource Quick Response Blood Pressure Monitor UA-787, Contributor to Epinions.com, May 2003
