Smartphone data can support earlier detection of PAH

Robyn Kalda
Jul 20
1 min read

Researchers looked at smartphone data from 109 participants in the UK. Software was trained to distinguish idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPAH) and did so correctly at least 75% of the time. This suggests metrics from wearable tech can complement traditional risk assessment and may support earlier PAH detection.

Read the NPJ Cardiovascular Health article

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