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Digital health is entering clinical practice amid a shift from hospital- to home-based cardiovascular care, prompting an overview of its use, implementation steps, and future vision in prevention and rehabilitation.
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Digital health technologies offer the potential to shift cardiovascular care from hospital to home, enabling personalized, patient-centered prevention and rehabilitation.
Digital health in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation In recent years, digital health has found its way into clinical practice. In cardiology, there is a shift from providing care in the hospital to providing care at the patient’s home, i.e. a shift from intramural to extramural care. This article offers an overview of the current use of digital health technologies in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. Important steps towards implementation are discussed. Finally, a future vision for digital health within cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention is outlined, in which the technology is integrated in a digitally enhanced healthcare system. Through digital technology, a strong network can be built between all lines of care. To overcome personal, technological and legal barriers, technological development must take place in dialogue with patients and healthcare providers. In the future, thanks to digital technology, a high-quality, affordable, personalised healthcare could be delivered in a highly human, patient-centered way.
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