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Smartwatch technology for early detection of sudden cardiac arrest addresses a crucial unmet clinical need, given the 9.1% survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the USA.
Highlights the critical unmet clinical need for smartwatch technology to detect out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest early to improve survival rates.
Sudden cardiac death is the cause of nearly 50% of all cardiovascular deaths and is often precipitated by sudden cardiac arrest.1 When cardiac arrest occurs outside of the hospital setting, it has a 9·1% survival rate to hospital discharge in the USA.1 Because there is a nearly 18% decrease in survival for every minute of delay in defibrillation,2 early detection and response to sudden cardiac arrest can mean the difference between life and death. However, a detection technology that fits into daily life, and yet provides accurate and actionable information, is a crucial unmet clinical need.
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Somani et al. (2024) conducted an editorial in Sudden cardiac arrest. Smartwatch technology was evaluated. Smartwatch technology for early detection of sudden cardiac arrest addresses a crucial unmet clinical need, given the 9.1% survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the USA.
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