Commentary: Assessment of Hypertension Using Clinical Electrocardiogram Features: A First-Ever Review

摘要

In their recently published systematic review entitled “Assessment of Hypertension Using Clinical Electrocardiogram Features: A First-Ever Review” Bird et al. (1) addressed and discussed whether indices of an electrocardiogram (ECG) alone can estimate not only individuals with hypertension but also their blood pressure values. Although recent technological advances might enable easy evaluation and monitoring of biological information including cardiovascular dynamics using smartwatches and wearable devices, caution is needed for attempting to evaluate blood pressure values using only conventional indices of an ECG.