Based in Finland Oura, the maker of the eponymous health tracking ring, announced the addition of two heart health monitoring features to its Oura Ring wearable device: cardiovascular age (CVA) and cardiorespiratory fitness. These features will be available on both Android and Android His Oura Ring Gen3 devices later this month. iOS.
The CVA feature uses data from the device to estimate a user's cardiovascular age compared to their actual age.
This assessment is based on analysis of age-related patterns in photoplethysmography (PPG) signals, providing insight into arterial stiffness and pulse wave velocity (PWV).
After using the Oura app for at least two weeks, users will receive a CVA metric that shows whether they are below, above, or at the same age as their chronological age (within 5 years).
The app then provides insights into potential actions that can positively impact long-term health.
The Cardio Capacity tool provides insight into a user's overall cardiovascular health. This centers around his estimation of VO2Max, a key indicator of aerobic endurance that measures the level of oxygen available to an individual during intense exercise.
To take advantage of this feature, Ring owners complete a walk test. This allows the platform to establish a baseline VO2Max which translates into cardiorespiratory fitness.
The company developed the algorithm in partnership with cardiologists and scientists at the Kuopio Institute for Exercise Medicine and the University of California, Los Angeles.
To help individuals manage their CVA, Oura processes data collected from CVA and cardiorespiratory fitness metrics to provide weekly and monthly personalized strategies to improve or maintain CVA. Masu.
Users also receive recommendations to improve sleep quality, physical activity, and stress management.
“Prioritizing cardiovascular health is critical to living a long and healthy lifespan as it supports the body's vitality and resilience and reduces the risk of chronic disease,” said Oura's Senior Vice President of Science. One Dr. Shyamal Patel said in a statement. “We are committed to continued investment and development in heart health and look forward to continued expansion in this important area.”
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Oura player debut On Kickstarter in August 2015 And since then, we've built a number of partnerships.
In 2021, the company received a score of $100 million in Series C funding And in 2022, Announced that valuation reached $2.55 billion.
Oura too announced a partnership using a birth control app natural cycle Through this partnership, Oura wearers can use body temperature data and menstrual cycle information to determine their fertile periods and prevent pregnancy.
Instead of manually taking body temperature every morning, users can also sync body temperature data recorded from the Oura Ring to the Natural Cycles app.
company We launched Oura for Business At the end of December. The service provides personalized insights for individuals, while providing customized tools and recommendations for leaders based on group data.
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Oura also announces partnership with teletherapy company talk space Oura allows wearers to share personalized sleep and daily movement data with Talkspace therapists.
Oura ring Wearers can use the company's Share Report feature to submit information about their sleep quality and movement trends over a week, month, or 90 days. To share reports and take advantage of services formed through partnerships, the wearer of Oura must also be a member of her Talkspace.