Use of Wearable Technologies for Early Diagnosis and Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes and Arrhythmias

AbstractPurpose of ReviewWe sought to describe current issues in patient healthcare access to diagnostics and potential solutions via wearable and/or mobile/digital technologies.Recent FindingsThere are ongoing as well as completed studies showing feasibility of direct-to-consumer FDA-approved technologies to identify acute coronary syndromes and/or arrhythmias.SummaryImprovement in direct-to-consumer technology, cloud-based services, and access to the internet have the potential to greatly benefit and impact patient engagement and access to healthcare as well as early diagnosis of cardiovascular-related diseases.

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Source: Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports - August 25, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research