Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most dangerous and deadly diseases globally, increasing to about 17.9 million deaths 2015 up from about 12.3 million in 1990^{1, 2}. Deaths due to CVDs adversely affects the quality of lives and economic development of any nation. Many advances have been made in the area of healthcare delivery in developed countries in order to stem down this tide. However, the menace is more disturbing in countries which do not have adequate facilities to diagnose various types of CVDs due to poor healthcare systems. This becomes even more devastating as the prevalence of heart diseases have skyrocketed to about 25-40% more than the normal rate in some countries³. ![heartache-1846050_640.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWzm8749aJxwjKyrfLgniTa4wmyrcsTRayeF3H1MjCFGY/heartache-1846050_640.jpg) Studies⁴ have found that unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are major risk factors involved, which initiate series of cycles from which obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure spring from. Many individuals are not aware of these, and therefore do not seek medical attention until there is a health challenge. Many of them are, in fact, averse to making lifestyle modifications which could significantly improve their health because they do not give much attention to it, thereby predisposing themselves to heart attacks at any time. ## The Challenges Involved with Traditional Treatment Methods ![people-2592247_640.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmURbmDhtP8reDrgWxmS1g3DMecAwCoGVfftAr4n2Zw2VD/people-2592247_640.jpg) Several cardiovascular diseases are treatable through dietary and lifestyle adjustments⁵. In this case, foods which are rich in saturated fats, trans fats, salts, etc, are removed from patients’ diets while they are encouraged to engage in physical activities each week (based on treatment plans). These activities help to significantly improve blood glucose control, lipid profile, etc. While there are several numerous benefits to these, experience has proven that such methods are effective only when the patient is still in the hospital. After discharge, they simply continue with their former ways of life because they do not see much value in engaging in lifestyle activities which seem torturous to them. They need to be encouraged to take proactive measures at reducing their incidence of heart attack episodes. These measures should be simple enough to incorporate in their lives so that it becomes a routine habit. This is a solution [HeartBit](https://theheartbit.com/) is bringing. ## HeartBit Solution [HeartBit](https://theheartbit.com/) gives users the opportunity to monitor their cardiovascular health data by implementing a cutting-edge electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring system on smart-training tops, thereby ensuring that users are alerted when some heart anomalies are detected during physical activities. The monitoring system consists of 3 bipolar leads which is equivalent to a standard ECG system. For the technical details, check the [whitepaper](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TtJqy593UTSGUXS7UFETNgrFh1SiXC4e). ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXAJFvExC4EXNUBjKDWxzcwz3qfdsGz63iXMuiJpKCkpN/image.png) ### How it Works [HeartBit](https://theheartbit.com/) provides real-time analytics on a dashboard (mobile application, desktop application, cloud) and give users insights about how they can maximize their physical exercises to ensure optimum health status. The data is collected at every stage of activity including sleep and rest using machine learning algorithms. If a certain threshold has been reached or an anomaly detected, users are alerted promptly. ![Untitled.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXPrDVSQyFnUeW7iNjZ2r1qNe4jRX6LkkBuh5cCpcnAS1/Untitled.png) Users have access to personalized trainers and healthcare specialists through premium subscription plans. These experts will give users tailored recommendations based on their activities and diets. In a bid to further encourage users to commit themselves to improving their health, HeartBit will also launch a rewards program that governments and charities could use to incentivize users with [HBIT tokens](https://token.theheartbit.com/) after reaching a certain milestone. This feature is offered exclusively for premium subscribers. ### Restoring Users’ Confidence in Wearable Technologies When users realize that their data is being accurately recorded, they feel motivated to continue because they know that the measurements give a true indication of their cardiac health status. They do not get overly concerned with data accuracy, but simply trust the system while they enjoy their activities. [HeartBit](https://theheartbit.com/) makes this even more encouraging by integrating the measuring instrument on wearable devices, which is very portable and convenient for users to use. This is also of immense benefits to healthcare agencies and scientists as they are provided with accurate data which they can use to improve healthcare delivery. In this, [HeartBit](https://theheartbit.com/) is uniquely suited to offer patients proactive and preventative care such that the cases of hospital readmittances is reduced to the barest minimum. ## Information about Token and Sale [HBIT tokens](https://token.theheartbit.com/), which is a utility token, will be the sole means of transaction of the ecosystem. Subscription services and data access are available with the use of this token. These tokens will also be used to reward users. At the moment, whitelisting is going on at the website with respect to the token generating event. For more information, visit the [website](https://token.theheartbit.com/) or read the [whitepaper](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TtJqy593UTSGUXS7UFETNgrFh1SiXC4e).

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