Term
|
Meaning
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| Arrhythmia |
Irregularity related to the heart: irregular heartbeat, heart rhythm disorder |
| Artery |
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
| BLE |
Bluetooth Low Energy: energy-saving Bluetooth transmission |
| Bluetooth |
Method for wireless data transmission over short distances. Devices with Bluetooth can transmit measurements directly to an app. |
| BMI |
Body Mass Index: simple measure to determine overweight |
| DiGA |
Digital Health Application |
| diastolic |
Lower blood pressure value; vascular pressure during the filling phase of the heart |
| Hypertension |
High blood pressure |
| Hypotension |
(Too) low blood pressure |
| Korotkow/Korotkoff |
Blood pressure measurement method in which the pulse is auscultated |
| MAD |
Mean Arterial Pressure: parameter for organ perfusion |
| Cuff |
Here blood pressure measuring cuff: inflatable part around the upper arm or wrist of a blood pressure measuring device |
| mmHg |
Millimeters of mercury: unit for blood pressure |
| oscillometric |
Blood pressure measurement method through oscillations of blood flow in the artery |
| PDF |
Document format that is displayed the same on almost all devices |
| Pulse |
Palpable pressure wave in superficial arteries that occurs when blood is pumped from the heart into the artery. The vessels are stretched by this. |
| Pulse pressure |
Measure of the elasticity of the vessels; unit: mmHg, calculation: systolic blood pressure - diastolic blood pressure = pulse pressure |
| Prescription code |
Code of the medical prescription for unlocking the DiGA |
| RR |
Riva Rocci, inventor of non-invasive blood pressure measurement; often used as an abbreviation for blood pressure |
| SciTIM |
Platform for secure transmission of telemetric data into a physician information system |
| Server |
Computer that provides services or data |
| Synchronization |
Matching of data to achieve a consistent state |
| systolic |
Upper blood pressure value; vascular pressure during the ejection phase of the heart |
| Vein |
Blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart |
