Remote Monitoring

Remote cardiac monitoring technologies enable patient health to be tracked outside the clinical setting. It can be used for longer term monitoring to help diagnosis arrhythmias or other cardiac conditions. Remote monitoring also can keep tabs on chronic conditions such as heart failure or hypertension and alert clinicians to worsening symptoms to avoid an acute care episode or hospitalization.

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Same-day discharge for AFib ablation a success thanks to telehealth

The new analysis, presented during Heart Rhythm 2022, focused on patients treated at a high-volume facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

May 2, 2022
Fitbit’s new algorithm for identifying signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib) has been cleared by the FDA. The photoplethysmography (PPG) algorithm was designed to passively evaluate a user’s heart rhythm while they are still or sleeping.

Fitbit’s latest AFib algorithm receives FDA clearance, will be available ‘soon’

The new algorithm was designed to evaluate a user's heart rhythm while they are still or even sleeping. 

April 12, 2022
Fitbit Afib app wearable

Smartwatch app accurately detects atrial fibrillation in large Chinese study

A Chinese study of 2.8 million participants found that 94% of users flagged for AFib indeed have the heart rhythm disorder.

April 11, 2022
Use of augmented reality and virtual reality to aid procedures and enhance clinician training is expected to see increasing use in the coming years in cardiology. Photo from Philips healthcare

VIDEO: 4 predictions on key cardiac technologies for the coming years

Mass General cardiologist and Harvard professor Ami Bhatt, MD, predicts upcoming paradigm shifts in cardiology over the next decade. 

March 24, 2022
Ami Bhatt, MD, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Chief Innovation Officer, and an Adult Congenital Heart Disease cardiologist at Mass General Hospital (MGH). She is viewed one of the national experts on telecardiology, having been the former director of telecardiology at Mass General during 2020-2021.

VIDEO: American College of Cardiology working to propel cardiovascular innovation

Ami Bhatt, MD, explained how the ACC is working to advance new technologies that can improve patient care.

March 18, 2022
Cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) can be used to significantly improve mortality and hospitalization rates among older heart failure patients. CRT-D illustration courtesy of Boston Scientific.

CRT-D associated with major improvements among older HFrEF patients

The study's authors said CRT use among older patients represents a "major gap in knowledge." 

March 3, 2022
Abbott has received an expanded FDA indication approval for its CardioMEMs HF System, making the solution available for patients in earlier stages (NYHA stage II) of heart failure (HF). New FDA indication for CardioMEMS

Abbott implantable heart failure monitor gains expanded FDA approval

An estimated 1.2 million additional patients are now candidates for the company's small CardioMEMs HF monitor. 

February 22, 2022
A new artificial intelligence tool can detect heart disease on cardiovascular MRI scans in seconds with equal or superior precision as clinicians. 

Cardiac MRI a powerful tool for predicting sudden cardiac death, arrhythmia after CIED implantation

The study's authors suspect their findings could improve patient selection for CIEDs. 

February 17, 2022
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