Key result
Digital health technologies, including wearables and artificial intelligence, present new opportunities and challenges for clinical practice, virtual trials, and data integration in arrhythmia care.
Why the study?
Rapid growth of digital health innovations, wearables, apps, and generated mega-data has created challenges and opportunities in the care of patients with arrhythmia.
This review highlights the rapid growth, regulatory landscape, and clinical applications of digital health technologies and artificial intelligence in cardiac electrophysiology.
Provides overview of regulatory and practical issues for wearables in electrophysiology; leaves open optimal clinical integration.
The field of cardiac electrophysiology has been on the cutting edge of advanced digital technologies for many years. More recently, medical device development through traditional clinical trials has been supplemented by direct to consumer products with advancement of wearables and health care apps. The rapid growth of innovation along with the mega-data generated has created challenges and opportunities. This review summarizes the regulatory landscape, applications to clinical practice, opportunities for virtual clinical trials, the use of artificial intelligence to streamline and interpret data, and integration into the electronic medical records and medical practice. Preparation of the new generation of physicians, guidance and promotion by professional societies, and advancement of research in the interpretation and application of big data and the impact of digital technologies on health outcomes will help to advance the adoption and the future of digital health care.
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Tarakji et al. (2020) conducted a review in Arrhythmia. Digital health technologies was evaluated. Digital health technologies, including wearables and artificial intelligence, present new opportunities and challenges for clinical practice, virtual trials, and data integration in arrhythmia care.
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