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Aktiia trained AI on 11 billion data points of blood pressure, and now a clinically certified app is coming


As well as being a major cause of premature death worldwide, hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for stroke, coronary

Aktiia, (based out of Neuchatel, Switzerland, but with a U.S. operation) already specialized in blood pressure technology with a hardware sensor that sits at your wrist. Aktiia claims its app can give users accurate blood pressure and heart rate measurements from the camera of a smartphone. “We shine a light into your finger, we capture signals and deliver back a medically valid blood pressure and heart rate reading,” he said.

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