The year 2016 marks the 200th birth anniversary of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (1816-
1895). As one of the most remarkable scientists, Ludwig invented the kymograph, which for …

Since both, hypotension and hypertension, can potentially impair the function of vital organs
such as heart, brain, or kidneys, monitoring of arterial blood pressure (BP) is a mainstay of …

Hypertension is a chronic condition that is one of the prominent reasons behind
cardiovascular disease, brain stroke, and organ failure. Left unnoticed and untreated, the …

Blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important monitoring parameters in clinical medicine.
For years, the cuff-based sphygmomanometer and the arterial invasive line have been the …

Cuffless technique enables continuous blood pressure (BP) measurement in an unobtrusive
manner, and thus has the potential to revolutionize the conventional cuff-based approaches …

Conventional blood pressure (BP) measurement devices based on an inflatable cuff only
provide a narrow view of the continuous BP profile. Cuffless BP measuring technologies …

Blood pressure monitoring has come a long way from the initial observations made by
Reverend Hales in the 18th century. There are none that deny the importance of monitoring …

Continuous measurement of blood pressure is crucial to the assessment of many medical
conditions. However, the current clinical gold standard involving an arterial catheter …

Measuring arterial blood pressure is a fundamental action when checking a patient's overall
health. Nowadays, physicians and patients alike still rely on a century-old technology that …

Cuffless blood pressure (BP) measurement has become a popular field due to clinical need
and technological opportunity. However, no method has been broadly accepted hitherto …