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。高血压，也称为高血压，是一种可以通过控制来降低心脏病发作、中风或其他心血管疾病风险的疾病。根据英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）的数据，在英国，大约有500万成年人（每9人中就有1人）患有高血压，而他们自己却不知道，因为高血压本身很少引起症状。英国心脏基金会估计，超过50%的心脏病发作和中风是由高血压引起的。因此，一种方便且经济有效的BP筛查工具对于对抗这种无声杀手至关重要。我们提出了一个市场第一的消费者移动应用程序，可以通过自拍来测量血压。通过利用远程光电容积脉搏描记（rPPG）技术，DocMe可以可靠地测量血压，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，如心脏病发作或中风、血管性痴呆和慢性肾病。智能手机的普及和自拍技术的便利使得DocMe血压测量比目前的替代方法更容易获得，也更便宜。一旦在App Store上可用，你就可以每周免费检查你的基本生命体征多达5次，或者每月花5英镑升级到DocMe高级版，无限制地测量和深入分析你的心血管健康。

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.