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.

Do some research... The Omron Complete with the Connect app does not work 100% with many mobile phone with the exception of certain Apple, Samsung and Google mobile devices. These restrictions are not published with any pre sales information, and was difficult to find on the Omron support website after many frustrating hours. The ability to do just a EKG is not available except when using the mobile devices list on the Omron Website.

Absolutely love it! Gives me huge peace of mind after suffering a massive heart attack. I can monitor my BP and also keep track of my heart. My care team can look at my daily readings every time I go in for a follow up which has been very handy!

Connected to your cellphone via an app via Bluetooth. Results are stored on your cellphone and can be easily displayed to show your doctor or shared with your medical practitioner via pdf through email.

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.