Cardiac Workload
What is Cardiac Workload?
Cardiac Workload refers to the amount of effort your heart needs to exert to pump blood throughout your body. It is influenced by the strength and frequency of your heart contractions.
When you measure at rest, higher values of cardiac workload might indicate diabetes, obesity or poor cardiovascular health.
Monitoring Cardiac Workload can be particularly helpful for individuals with heart conditions.
How to retrieve Cardiac Workload from Vitals™ SDK?
ItemItem | DescriptionDescription |
|---|---|
| Supported by Server Version(s) | NyanCat (V1 Backend)CrimsonLion (V2 Backend) |
| User Info Required | Age, gender, weight, and height data are optional to obtain this metric value, but we strongly recommend you to input them for higher accuracy. |
| Vitals™ SDK API | Please use the healthResult.health.holisticHealth.cardiacWorkload variable provided by the callback function onVideoFrameProcessed. |
| API Reference | Health, HolisticAnalysis |
What does it mean to have high Cardiac Workload?
Nicotine and hardened arteries are the primary factors of high Cardiac Workload since these factors stimulate your heart and increase its workload. Your heart must work harder to push blood to maintain a regular blood flow.
What does it mean to have low Cardiac Workload?
A low cardiac workload typically indicates that your heart is functioning efficiently and not under excessive strain. This is a positive sign, often observed in resting states or individuals with healthy cardiovascular systems.
How does Vitals™ SDK measure it?
Cardiac Workload is measured by calculating the product of heart rate and systolic blood pressure, which gives an estimate of the amount of work the heart is doing per minute.
Unit of Measurement: beats per minute (bpm) · millimeters of mercury (mmHg)
Range
ValueValue | Quantitative InterpretationQuantitative Interpretation |
|---|---|
| > 15000 | High |
| ≤ 15000 | Normal |
The output range is [4500, 23400].