Synthetic Photoplethysmography (PPG) of the radial artery through parallelized Monte Carlo and its correlation to Body Mass Index (BMI)

Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and obesity significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The measurement of blood pressure (BP) is critical in monitoring and managing cardiovascular disease hence new wearable devices are being developed to make the BP metric mode accessible to physicians and patients. Several wearables utilize…