a method for monitoring the blood pressure of a patient , comprising the following steps : determining a pulse arrival time signal from the patient 2 based on the pulse wave velocity method ; determining an accelerometer signal from the patient 2 ; and triggering an additional measure or deriving a blood pressure value , taking into account the pulse arrival time signal and a dc component of the accelerometer signal . in this way , a possibility for monitoring the blood pressure of a patient is provided with which false alarms and / or unnecessary additional cuff - based blood pressure measurements can be avoided .