3. Using the Unit
Symbol Information:
• If your systolic or diastolic pressure is outside the standard range, the Heartbeat symbol ( 
) will blink when the measurement result is displayed.
Recent research suggests that the following values can be used as a guide to high blood pressure for measurements taken at home.
Systolic Blood Pressure | Above 135 mmHg |
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Diastolic Blood Pressure | Above 85 mmHg |
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This criteria is for home blood pressure measurement.
For professional office blood pressure measurement criteria, please refer to Chapter 8.
• Your blood pressure monitor includes an irregular heartbeat feature. Irregular heartbeats can influence the results of the measurement. The irregular heartbeat algorithm automatically determines if the measurement is usable or needs to be repeated. If the measurement results are
affected by irregular heartbeats but the result
is valid, the result is shown together with the irregular heartbeat icon. If the irregular heartbeats cause the measurement to be invalid, no result is shown. If the Irregular heartbeat symbol ( 
) is shown after you have taken a measurement, repeat the measurement. If the Irregular heartbeat symbol ( 
) is shown frequently, please make your doctor aware of it.
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