Researchers Deploy Smart Technologies to Detect Blood Pressure and Arrhythmias

Smart technologies, including phones and other personal devices, have grown in popularity around the globe. With built-in sensors and the ability to tap expansive networks of data, they are uniquely poised to inform health and fitness decision-making. Two recent studies, funded in part by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), have assessed the potential of smart technologies in playing lifesaving roles in two areas.