HealthTech February 19, 2020
Improvements in sensors and device capacity continue to show promise for the detection and tracking of some cardiac conditions.
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the No. 1 cause of death worldwide. So it’s no surprise a 2018 consumer survey on wearables found that blood pressure and heart health rank among the top biometrics users want to track.
To do that, they’ll spend more than $10 billion this year on health and fitness technology, according to a new report released in January by the Consumer Technology Association and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Many of those devices — such as smartwatches, smartphones and virtual reality headsets — offer plenty of nonhealth applications such as texting and gaming, but the underlying technology...
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