Wearable devices and cardiovascular health: revolutionizing remote monitoring and disease prevention - PubMed
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- #Remote Monitoring
- #Wearable Devices
- Wearable devices, such as smartwatches and activity trackers, enable continuous monitoring of physiological and behavioral data like physical activity, sleep quality, heart rate, and rhythm outside clinical settings.
- These devices empower patients to take an active role in their health by quantifying health goals and provide clinicians with opportunities for longitudinal, real-world assessment.
- Clinical applications range from lifestyle interventions (e.g., improving physical activity and sleep) to remote management of chronic conditions like heart failure.
- Barriers to widespread clinical adoption include variability in device methodology, data outputs, and validation; incompatibility with electronic health records; and lack of standardized workflows for data interpretation.
- This review highlights key clinical applications, evidence gaps, the role of artificial intelligence, and strategies to enhance integration and evidence for wearable technologies in cardiovascular medicine.