Customer Reviews

Lifesource UA-853ACP Premium Stand-Up Blood Pressure Monitor

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LifeSource UA-853acp blood pressure monitor (BP). I have owned the finger, wrist and arm monitors, all of which I have discarded because of accuracy issues. In my research, before purchasing this unit, I found out that finger monitors are the least accurate, wrist monitors are next, and arm monitors can be pretty accurate is the cuff is fitted properly. I also researched the two largest companies that make BP monitors--Lifesource and Omron.

I tried another popular brand and found the readings unreliability and not accurate. I spoke to many medical personal, that I know, and this manufacture keep coming up as the most accurate and reliable. I purchased this monitor. I have had found that the readings almost the same as my doctor's. If you can't trust the readings, trying to make medical decisions is impossible. I recommend LifeSource's monitors to anyone. Save yourself money. There are many out there but MOST are not accurate.
This unit is easy to use, fit is excellent, accurate and works everytime. Large characters, thus easy to read and comes with a large and medium cuff. My wife and I use the medium cuff.

I am an RN and have checked the monitor against traditional BP monitoring equipment and it is very accurate. The Premium monitor is easy to use and a great plus is the inclusion of both large and small cuffs and batteries.
I keep it in the famly room and everyone who sees it wants to check their pressure...this can be an alert for someone with undiagnosed hypertension.

This is my fifth blood pressure machine. It has more useful bells and whistles than any I have used, manual or automatic. The readings appear to be accurate and the second, larger cuff was important, as it seems to work better. The recorded readings are very helpful in evaluating my blood pressure medications and the morning and night dosages. I am pleased with this purchase.

I bought this monitor after much research on the net of BP monitors. The No#1 complaint I read about electronic monitors is their lack of accuracy. I bought the Lifesource Mod# UA-853ACP based on the reviews I read of it here and else where.
I had mine four days and took it to my Doctor to compair it's readings in a SbS test with the Doctors manual BP monitor. In a space of 90 minuets the nurse took six reading and much to my compleate disapointment the Lifesource BP monitor was consistantly of average 15 points to high. The manual BP monitor was reading my BP at around 128/30 and the Lifesource would read a BP of 145/90. I then had a family friend who is also a RN do a second SbS test same as above, and again the Lifesource gave consistantly high measurements. I will add one thing my doctor
as well as my friend the nurse both said. This model Lifesource monitor comes with two different sized arm cuffs. One for SM-MD sized arms and one for LG-XL sized arms. As it turned out the SM-MD cuff was dead on the line of being to small and the LG-XL cuff was also dead on the line for being to large. Both my Dr. and my friend the nurse said the fit problem was most likely the sorce of my problem as my arm measures 15.5" around as it did give accurate BP readings of my wife who the SM-LG cuff fit perfectly. So bottom line if your arm measures in the 15-16" range you might want to consider a different BP monitor or at least try a BP monitor on for size if you can before you buy.

I took it to my doctor's office to make sure the reading is accurate. It matches my doctor's blood pressure monitor. According to my doctor this blood pressure is popular and works pretty well.

We bought this unit to replace one given to us by a dialysis center during training. After a year and a half of use the cuff sprung a leak just inside where the air tube enters. Since we didn't purchase it we thought the Lifetime Warranty would not apply to us. This unit comes with TWO cuffs - a medium and a large. Although our old large cuff is adjustable, the smaller size leaves less bulk on your arm. The connection tubes are longer providing more space between you and the machine. It has memory features our other unit lacks. Very easy to use. Large display. Easy to read. Includes a pulse monitor and allows for heart arythmia. Cuffs are comfortable. Your arm doesn't get squeezed to pieces in the process. The cuff stows in a cradle behind the display.

When I contacted the company to see if I could order a new cuff for our old unit I was pleased to find they honored the Lifetime Warranty anyway. So we have two monitors now which is very convenient. We love this product. It is highly accurate. Would recommend it to anyone who is looking for good quality, ease of use, and a great warranty to boot.

This one of the better monitors that I have owned, good cuff and faster tests. Both my Wife and I have Atrial Fibrillation and regular monitors do not compensate for the AFib, this monitor does and gives a more accurate reading comparable to the doctors readings. I use this every morning for each of us. I highly recomend it for those with erratic heartbeats. You will get a more accurate reading.

It is very accurate and very easy to use. It is much cheaper here than any where else.

I tried several other monitors and the readings were very inconsistent, the Lifesource's readings are in line with those done by my doctor. The numbers are very easy to read and I like the fact that the memory keeps track of AM and PM readings. It comes with 2 cuffs, the small cuff provides the best results for me. Great product for the price.

The Lifesource UA-853ACP is a great product. The only con: I only wish the memory were bigger. I love to use it.