Most Americans use devices to monitor their heart—just 1 in 4 share the data with doctors

A majority of Americans use a device to monitor their heart health, according to a new survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. However, just 25% of those users take that extra step and share their data with a cardiologist or primary care provider.

Laxmi Mehta, MD, director of preventative cardiology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, shows a patient how the functions on her smartwatch can monitor her heart health. Image courtesy of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Just a small fraction of the people tracking their own heart health are actually doing anything with the data, according to a new survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.