| abstract |
A blood pressure monitor serves at the same time for measuring and displaying blood pressure values and for determining a risk rate (L, M, H, V) for suffering from a cardiovascular disease for a specific user. The blood pressure monitor comprises in addition to a conventional measuring unit ( 2 ) a user input interface ( 5, 6 a , 6 b , 14 ), which allows the user to enter predetermined risk factors. The data relating to the risk factors are stored in memory ( 7 ). A calculating unit ( 8 ) calculates a risk rate on the basis of the data and of the blood pressure values. The risk rate may be displayed on a display ( 9, RR). |