Google Research uses smartwatch sensors to identify signs of hypertension.
Google Research published a multimodal AI system AI-PPG-ACC-HTN in Nature, which passively identifies hypertension status without wristband calibration, using only PPG and accelerometer data from consumer-grade smartwatches.
Why it matters: The study passively identifies hypertension using PPG and accelerometer data from smartwatches, providing quantitative results for screening and confirmation in two stages, with 24-hour dynamic blood pressure monitoring as the gold standard.
