A smartphone app now allows users to track their cholesterol levels and uses AI to suggest lifestyle changes.
israeli startup hi sweetheart It already has technology for self-monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, medications, weight and activity.
The new My Cholesterol feature provides personalized insights based on published, peer-reviewed recommendations, encouraging users to make positive changes to improve their health.
“Patients can receive statistics and figures about their health from their provider, but they may not always have the right tools to understand or take action on the results,” said Maayan Cohen, co-founder and CEO of Hello Heart.
“Providing easily accessible information and data through My Cholesterol can help people understand how their behaviors affect their heart health and empower them to take action to improve it.”
The Hello Heart app already allows users to collect and manage medical data from a variety of sources (clinics, hospitals, and medical devices) to better understand their own health.
The company was founded in Tel Aviv in 2013 and has attracted a total of $138 million in funding, including $70 million announced in May.
Its FDA-approved blood pressure monitor and app alert users to extremely high readings in real time, so they can seek medical help.
The company says the launch of My Cholesterol as an add-on feature brings it one step closer to giving people a holistic understanding of their cardiovascular health and how it can be better managed.
Users can easily import historical cholesterol readings from various sources. The app provides a simple view of your cholesterol trends over time, along with easy, personalized explanations of your lipid panels.
It also sends alerts to users to remind them when their next test is due and allows for easy scheduling at nearby clinics.
High cholesterol, like high blood pressure, has no symptoms, so many people don’t know it. Nearly 86 million adults in the US could benefit from taking medications to control their high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, according to the CDC.
