In the world of longevity, there’s no shortage of data. Wearables track your sleep, your glucose, your recovery. But most of these tools are just monitoring the aftermath—what your body did after it was stressed, inflamed, or imbalanced.
Longevity tech has evolved—continuous glucose monitors, sleep trackers, even brain imaging. But your arteries? They’ve been left behind.
If you’re serious about extending healthspan, you can’t just optimize your numbers.
You have to understand the system driving them.
That starts with your arteries.
The Wrong Signals at the Wrong Time
Nearly every popular longevity tool measures what happens after something goes wrong.
- HRV drops after stress has already done its job.
- Glucose spikes after a poor meal.
- Your recovery score dips after you’ve already overtrained.
These tools track the aftermath—not the warning signs.
By contrast, arterial biomarkers detect hidden dysfunction before symptoms appear.
They show how your cardiovascular system is coping—not just how it coped.
You don’t get a second warning when your arteries fail. Just the one. And most people never hear it coming.
Your arteries know before your Oura ring does.
The Real Meaning Behind These Numbers
Arterial metrics often get dismissed as abstract or complicated. But each one tells a clear story about how your cardiovascular system is holding up—often before any symptoms appear.
- Augmentation Pressure (AP) and Augmentation Index (AIx) rise when your arteries stiffen. That stiffness forces your heart to generate extra pressure just to move blood forward. You won’t feel it—but your heart will.
- Central Blood Pressure (CBP) shows the pressure your heart and brain are actually exposed to. It tells you more—and warns you earlier—than a basic arm cuff ever could.
- SEVR (Subendocardial Viability Ratio) shows whether your heart is getting enough oxygen to meet its workload. When SEVR drops, your heart may be running in the red—quietly, without symptoms. It’s often one of the first signs that your system is under strain.
This isn’t about catching disease after it develops. It’s about seeing where risk begins—and cutting it off early.
These numbers don’t exist in isolation. Together, they reflect the real-time stress your cardiovascular system is under—and how well it’s adapting.
You Can’t Fix What You Don’t Measure
This is where most longevity stacks fall apart.
You can track every output—your ketones, your REM cycles, your glucose curve—but if your vascular system is under strain, you’re still optimizing in the dark.
Longevity isn’t just about how long you can go. It’s how long your system can hold up.
Arterial metrics provide the bridge between daily habits and future outcomes. They show how your choices translate into resilience—or risk.
You’re not chasing numbers—you’re checking the foundation.
From Risk Prediction to Real Change
Here’s the part most people miss: these metrics move.
Unlike your genetic risk or a static calcium score, arterial biomarkers are responsive—and trainable.
Clinical data shows they respond to:
- Aerobic training
- Sleep consistency
- Sodium and potassium intake
- Breathing practices
- Medications when needed
That makes them incredibly powerful. You’re not just getting early insight—you’re getting a real-time feedback loop.
You can’t meditate away your CAC score. But deep breathing? That can lower your augmentation pressure.
And that’s what gives people agency. You’re no longer waiting for damage. You’re actively tracking the fix.
Medical-Grade Insight, Made Personal
The Pulse by CONNEQT Health brings clinical precision to your nightstand.
Built on SphygmoCor®—a system trusted in cardiology clinics, FDA-cleared trials, and over 2,700 peer-reviewed studies—The Pulse gives you access to insights once reserved for specialists.
In minutes, it measures:
- Central blood pressure (CBP): Pressure where it matters most—near your heart and other vital organs
- Augmentation pressure (AP): Extra force your heart needs to push blood
- Augmentation index (AIx): A snapshot of how stiff your arteries are
- SEVR: Whether your heart is getting enough oxygen
- Brachial blood pressure: The standard arm-cuff reading
- Heart rate (HR): Your true resting pulse
- Central pulse pressure (CPP): How hard each heartbeat hits your arteries
No needles. No guesswork. No waiting for a lab.
These aren’t wearable stats. They’re medical-grade signals—finally made personal.
Longevity Isn’t a Hack. It’s a System Check.
Most tools measure the fallout. The Pulse measures the cause.
It doesn’t just track how you slept or what you ate. It shows how your system is handling it—beneath the surface, before the symptoms.
Because real longevity isn’t about chasing the latest protocol. It’s about knowing what’s quietly breaking down—and getting ahead of it.
- Before stress becomes dysfunction.
- Before pressure becomes a problem.
- Before time catches up.
Your arteries are the front line. Now, you can finally measure what matters most—before it’s too late.
