OMRON Complete 2-in-1 Blood Pressure Monitor + EKG for Home Use & Upper Arm Blood Pressure Cuff - #1 Doctor & Pharmacist Recommended Brand - Clinically Validated - Connect App

I felt that I needed to submit this review since some prior reviews were somewhat negative. However, most of the latter was due to sensitivities associated with privacy, some problems with connecting to Bluetooth, and the fact that it uses AA batteries which is unfair. As for privacy, it no longer needs to send your initial results for calibration. It starts tracking and monitoring from the first use. As for the batteries, I've used mine now 2-3 times daily for 2 weeks and no battery issues. In fact, I like the fact that it's so portable.So here's my review. Download the Omron Connect app to your phone. Be sure your phone is on bluetooth. Be sure you have a good WiFi signal. Go to your phone settings to monitor for connected devices. Push the bluetooth search button on the Omron unit. Accept the connection on your phone. When you start the Omron Connect app, you will need to sign-up for an account. Yes, it will ask for your permission to send your data to Omron so that they can monitor. The free service is all I use. There is a separate, included piece of paper with the unit that says that you no longer need to have your first EKG reviewed by a doctor for "calibration" purposes. I didn't sign up for any of the subscriptions yet I still find what I get for free from the app to be perfect. I can list all my past blood pressure (BP) readings and send them as an Excel file to myself or doctor by email for tracking. I can send a snapshot of any EKG reading (it stores them on the phone, I think there's a limit as to how many it stores, I have 2 weeks of EKG right now) and send it by email also. The app lets you chart BP by days, weeks, months. I really don't need anything else.So with your account created and the Omron Connect open and running on the phone, go to the Dashboard on the app and select the "Blood Pressure + EKG" option, scroll down a little and you's see a button that says "Record Blood Pressure and EKG". Push it and it will bring up an instruction screen that says to connect the BP cuff to your arm, push the "START/STOP" button on the Omron Unit, and place your thumbs and fingers on the metal sensing pads." So here is where its a little tricky. You need to actually have the Unit OFF since when you press the "START/STOP" button it will in effect turn off if its on. So i usually just set up my phone, place it in the convenient resting cradle on the unit, attach the cuff, and then turn the unit on. It starts automatically. After the EKG is done, wait until your BP reading shows up on the UNIT and then lift your fingers/thumbs off the unit. Everything is stored automatically. It doesn't take too many tries before you figure out how to use the unit. You get an instantaneous review of your BP and EKG on your phone.This unit is perfect. I can see why this unit will save lives. The feedback is instant and you can check it several times (though be sure to release the cuff and wait a few minutes between readings). If it takes a few times to get it to work for you be sure you disregard the first few readings as your BP probably went up a bit due to the "stress" associated with getting to know how it works. Once you have it down, it always works.I highly recommend this unit and this company. This is a real medical instrument by the best company in the business. (I gave the accuracy only 4 stars since I don't really know how accurate it is; but it is the only home BP and EKG unit that is accredited so I trust it).

This machine is more reliable and gives me an idea of how much I can trust my wrist BP, as this is my favorite in winter, as I don't need to remove my coat, or any long-sleeved shirt I'm wearing, as most of the time I just need to know if my pressure is not too high or too low, and that's why the wrist machine is excellent, for more accurate measurements this machine is much more complete and even saves records.

Interfaced well with phone app. use this with another bp monitor and they both have the same readings, which is good that they do or both are faulty, which is not likely. i got this because of EKG reading, which really isn't EKG. still would be useful to see how well I progress through the years.There is a Samsung Health linkage embedded into the app, but Samsung Health doesn't integrate reading so what's the use?

Works great for blood pressure. The ECG function requires an expensive subscription, and the set-up process is not as described, you need to find some app and install it and pay. The instructions for set-up and the app are wrong, taking off one point for that. But for blood pressure it is very good, and I checked it against the blood pressure my physician took, and it very precise.

Also, there is a Subscription that is required after the 6 month free trial of the Subscription Service. This device would not properly record my EKG since my Heart's Rate is less than 50 BPM and my EKG activity is more complicated than the simple EKG patterns that it will record, if your heart rate is 50 BPH or higher. I am routinely monitored with a three wire remote sensor EKG Sensor for Cardiac Rehabilitation without any trouble reading and recording my data.The "Quick Start Guide" is almost useless for setup and pairing the device to my smart phone, since it didn't mention or show where the Bluetooth Button is located when it is time to pair the devices during the setup process. The setup process also seemed like a Cardiac Stress Test with the missing info. There is a video within the OmronConnect App, that has steps, but you can't pause the video and go back to the step by step list for setup, and you have to stop the app to exit the video. Very frustrating! Due to the shortcoming of not recording my EKG, I returned the Omron BP7900 to Amazon.

Easy to use and accurate

Impressive machine; recommended by my hypertension/kidney doc. Able to send read outs to her as well as my cardiologist. Pretty darn accurate as I took it in on a visit and we did sphygmometer reading with machine and it was spot on.

This BP/ECG monitor by OMRON comes highly rated and accurate so it was a no brainer when I needed to upgrade my current Omron BP monitor for one that offers ECG. I was recently diagnosed with AFIB and this provides me a means to monitor AFIB episodes and seek medical care when needed. The problem with AFIB is that it can (and often does) occur without exhibiting obvious symptoms that one can detect/notice. The Omron BP/ECG monitor helps me monitor AFIB episodes and the ECG printout provides my doctor with valuable data to assist his treatment of my condition. It is easy to use, works like a charm with my iPad mini gen 6. Omron is one of the few monitors I have researched that comes highly recommended by doctors for it's accuracy and reliabity.