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).

Accurate. The EKG part is easy to use and will detect atrial fibrillation. What I really like about it is that it tracks your history and that is important for those with high blood pressure. There is also the ability to do a paid subscription that will let you track other elements of your health. The history part is free.

I checked the BP function against my doctor’s office units and they had essentially the same reading. Too many medical professionals dismiss home BP monitors as very unreliable. The EKG function is easy to use and captures events well. Though not a 12 point test, you do get a reassuring reading or spot trouble.

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.

I have purchased two models of you blood pressure machine. The 1st Omron 10 advertised on the box it would tell you if you have afib. As I have Afib, I purchased it, only to find out it will not provide B/P readings if you have Afib. The 2nd purchase is the Omron BP7900, B/P & EKG monitor. So far I have been unable to get a EKG reading. I am unable to register it, as the model number is not available on the drop down selection. And of course there is no option to add the correct model number.

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?

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.

Update: support finally contacted me with a workaround. Not a great option but at least it worked. Still, should not have taken so long. But upgrading score. This is a great device. Gives a reasonably accurate blood pressure reading and the quality of the EKG surprised my cardiologist. I have intermittent afib and the importance of taking regular EKGs can not be overstated. For quite a while this need was met quite well by this product. However in order to take an EKG you must use the app along with this device. You don't need the app for a BP reading, but you do for an EKG. And herein is the problem. A few days ago this app simply froze up. It not only froze on my phone but on my wife's also. I have deleted the app and reinstalled it with the same result. The app opens, nothing works, and after a few seconds closes itself. I have tried multiple ways to contact Omron including sending an email to the email address given on their website, filling out a contact form on their website, leaving a message on their Facebook page, and leaving comments on their Facebook posts. All, every single one, has been ignored. No response. Without the app working this device is basically a paperweight. The very least a company of this size should be able to do is respond. They have chosen not to. I am giving this a 2 star instead of a 1 star because the device works for a BP reading, and used to work for the EKG. Now however, for me, it is a useless piece of equipment. Buyer beware.