DocMe: a novel consumer app to measure blood pressure from a face video for the remote monitoring and management of cardiovascular health

我们的使命是降低国民的血压（BP）。高血压，也称为高血压，是一种可以控制的疾病，以降低心脏病发作，中风或其他心血管（CVS）疾病的风险。根据NHS的数据，在英国，大约有500万成年人（每九个人中就有一个人）患有高血压，而他们甚至不知道，因为高血压本身很少引起症状。英国心脏基金会估计，高血压导致超过50%的心脏病发作和中风。因此，一个方便和具有成本效益的BP筛查工具是必不可少的，以打击这个沉默的杀手。我们提出了一个市场第一的消费者移动的应用程序，可以测量BP采取自拍。通过利用远程光电容积描记（rPPG）技术，DocMe可以可靠地测量BP，而无需任何额外的硬件设备或可穿戴设备。我们提出的解决方案提供了一种全新的方法，可以促进更积极主动、个性化和节省成本的高血压治疗，并有可能预防更严重的健康后果，例如心脏病发作或中风、血管性痴呆和慢性肾病。智能手机的无处不在和自拍技术的便利性使DocMe BP测量比当前的替代方案更容易获得且便宜得多。一旦在App Store上可用，您将能够每周免费检查您的基本生命体征多达5次，或者升级到DocMe高级版，每月5英镑，可以对您的心血管健康进行无限制的测量和深入分析。

Our mission is to reduce the blood pressure (BP) of the nation.High BP, also called hypertension, is a condition which can be controlled to reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular (CVS) diseases. According to the NHS, in the UK, there are about five million adults (one in every nine) who have high BP without even knowing it, since high BP itself rarely causes symptoms. The British Heart Foundation estimates that high BP causes over 50% of heart attacks and strokes. Therefore, a convenient and cost-efficient BP screening tool is essential to combat this silent killer.We propose a market-first consumer mobile app that can measure BP by taking a selfie. By leveraging the remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) technology, DocMe can measure BP reliably without the need for any additional hardware devices or wearables. Our proposed solution offers a radically new approach that can facilitate more proactive, personalised and cost-saving treatment of high BP and can potentially prevent more severe health consequences such as heart attacks or strokes, vascular dementia and chronic kidney disease.The ubiquitousness of smartphones and the convenience of selfie technology make DocMe BP measurements more accessible and much cheaper than the current alternative. Once available on the App Store, you will be able to check your basic vital signs up to 5 times a week for free, or upgrade to DocMe premium for £5/month for unlimited measurements and in-depth analytics of your cardiovascular health.