Withings goes big with Heart Health Inc.’s cardiologist check-up service

Withings is best known as a smartwatch maker, but its latest releases delve much deeper into the topic of cardiovascular health.

At CES 2025, Withings announced both a blood pressure monitor and a new subscription feature, including quarterly checkups with a cardiologist.

The blood pressure monitor is called BPM Vision and is designed for easy portable use. It stores in a carrying case and, like many other commonly available solutions, uses an inflatable cuff to determine your blood pressure.

This is not Withings’ first blood pressure monitor. It already had the BPM Connect, an even sleeker affair.

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The aim of the BPM Vision seems to be to make checking your results on the device itself much clearer and easier – rather than just doing it on a connected phone. It has a relatively large color OLED screen, with the BPM Connect’s display shining through a translucent part of the casing, designed to be invisible when not in use.

As such, the BPM Vision is more of a traditional device and can relay instructions on the Vision’s own display.

It costs $130 and should be ready in April, pending a green light from the Food and Drug Administration.

Withings cardio check-up

Withings’ new Cardio Check-Up feature is a bit more unusual and is part of the Withings Plus subscription. You request one to check if your recent heart data looks good.

You are entitled to four check-ups per year as part of an annual Withings Plus Plan. Monthly members receive a Cardio Check-Up unlock every three months.

Withings says this shares your ECG data, as well as “health and wellness information,” with cardiologists, to check for signs of atrial fibrillation and other abnormalities, including:

1. Salvo
2. AV block
3. Sinus arrest
4. Leg block pattern
5. Three
6. Extrasystole (ventricular, supraventricular)
7. Ventricular tachycardia (VT)
8. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
9. Breaks
10. Bigeminus
11. Trigeminal
12. Couplet
13. SV runs (supraventricular runs)
14. Replace rhythms
15. Sinus arrhythmias
16. Sinus with PACs (premature atrial contractions)
17. Sinus with PVCs (premature ventricular contractions)
18. Sinus bradycardia
19. Sinus tachycardia
20. Atrial flutter
21. Heart block

The company says it “works with cardiologists in each country to bring you localized, expert insights tailored to your specific health needs, depending on your area.”

For once, there is no mention of the AI ​​used here. It sounds like there are real human doctors involved in Cardio Check-Up. But there is no personal or telephone appointment. You can easily see the control results in the Withings app.

The service requires the use of a Withings device with the ability to record ECG data. This includes the ScanWatch 2, ScanWatch Nova and Nova Brilliant, the Body Scan scale and the BPM Core blood pressure monitor.

Cardio Check-Up is available in the US, France and Germany. Withings plans to “expand into additional areas later.”