Abstract:
A method and apparatus for readily measuring a blood pressure without using a cuff includes measuring, by a portable blood pressure measuring apparatus, an electrocardiogram signal and a pulse wave signal, transmitting the measured electrocardiogram signal and pulse wave signal to a portable terminal, calculating, by the portable terminal, a Pulse Transit Time (PTT) and a Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) using the transmitted electrocardiogram signal and the pulse wave signal, and calculating a blood pressure value based on the PTT and the PWV. Therefore, users may readily measure a blood pressure at any time and place and may be provided with a customized blood pressure measurement result.