Blood Pressure Monitor Reviews

Mark of Fitness MF-81

Mark of Fitness – despite the name, it is a Japanese corporation - is a well-regarded manufacturer of blood pressure monitors. The MF-81 wrist blood pressure monitor is one of its leading models.

The Mark of Fitness website says about its wrist blood pressure monitors:

These compact and convenient models allow you to take your blood pressure quickly with very good accuracy. Ease-of-use has made these monitors the fastest growing segment of the blood pressure monitor market. Since there's no need to remove a jacket or sweater, they can be much quicker than upper arm models. Wrist units are generally regarded as more accurate than finger units because of greater blood flow and it is less likely that environmental factors will affect a reading from the wrist.

It is not an easy task to find online many objective blood pressure monitor reviews.

A useful article is on the US Pharmacist website titled “Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Technology That Has Come of Age”:

The home blood pressure monitor market is flooded with a multitude of manufacturers offering closely competitive products. These products continue to change with respect to their complexity, variety of functions, and cost. Accuracy should be the primary goal for device selection. The number of products available to patients can understandably cause confusion…Data gathered by Information Resources, Inc showed that at least 65% of the home blood pressure monitors in the US are sold by Omron Healthcare Corporation. Other popular device manufacturers include A&D Medical/LifeSource, Lumiscope, Mark of Fitness, Panasonic, and Samsung. All are producing high-quality, clinically tested monitors.

Amazon.com is a good source of consumer reviews. Here’s one from a user who rated it five stars (out of five):

I just ordered the MF-81 blood pressure monitor. I have noticed the following facts that make this product a great buy:

1. Accuracy: Very accurate readings. Never seen such accurate readings. I got a 119/81 and 73 pulse rate. On frequently checking the readings, they were very accurate each time.

2. Usage: Very easy to use wrist monitor unlike the arm monitors.

3. Design: Sleek and the display has big numbers.

4. Battery: Eats lots of battery but when a good product is in hand then who cares?

5. Price: Very Reasonable price!

In all an excellent combination!

And another (a four-star review):

This product has turned out to be very accurate when compared to arm cuffs used in our doctor's office. It has also allowed my mother, who has weak veins and large arms, to monitor her pressure. Her arm cuff was usually hit or miss as to whether it would read correctly or at all due to arm size. Very pleased with purchase and price

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March 8^th, 2006

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