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by tuatoru 1969 days ago
How common is high blood pressure? About 1 in 5 adults.[1]

Effects of untreated high blood pressure: loss of mental function, atherosclerosis (so heart attacks and strokes), and vision loss are some of the big ones.[2] It's probably the leading cause of death these days.

So the market for a cheap, reliable and convenient diagnostic device is very large, and wide open at this point.

1. https://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/cardiov...

2. https://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/cardiov...