Protecting Hearts Before It's Too Late
HeartGuard was created to help people recognize cardiovascular risk before it becomes a crisis. Heart disease often develops silently for years, and by the time symptoms appear, significant damage may already be done. Our goal is simple: give people a quick, private way to understand their own risk factors and take action early.
Why We Built This
Most people underestimate their cardiovascular risk because it rarely announces itself. We built HeartGuard to close that gap — not by diagnosing disease, but by helping you see which everyday habits are quietly shaping your heart health, and what you can do about it starting today.
Focused on Mexico
Mexico has one of the highest rates of diabetes and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in the world, and diabetes is closely linked to serious heart complications like diabetic cardiomyopathy. We built HeartGuard with this reality in mind — using everyday habits like diet, sugary drinks, and physical activity as a starting point for a conversation people can have with themselves, and with their doctors.
Sources: World Heart Federation; World Health Organization Global Health Observatory.
Meet the Team
Soyoon — Founder, President, Lead Programmer, Lead Researcher
Hamin — Lead Community Outreach, Junior Programmer, Language Assistant, Junior Researcher
Eunsong — Junior Community Outreach, Website Designer, Pamphlet Designer, Junior Researcher
Looking Ahead
We hope HeartGuard grows into a tool schools, clinics, and community health programs across Mexico can use to help people recognize their cardiovascular risk early and take action before it becomes a crisis.