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Empowering patients empowers results - PMLiVE

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One area that has great potential is in portable devices. Regardless of whether they are worn on the wrist or as an adhesive plaster on the body, AI embedded functions enable the devices to measure the heart rate or metabolism of patients remotely. Others can test for antibodies or blood pressure. A patient's daily activity can even be monitored for a more complete view from posture to sleep pattern. These devices are connected to each other via secure networks via the cloud, so doctors can view and analyze the data in real time. It is important to realize that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to this. Different experiments require the introduction of different technologies, all of which can be mapped using digital strategies. Supporting decentralized trials through an ecosystem of technologies like video calling and electronic reminders can certainly improve patient compliance in trials. From ensuring participants are taking the right medication at the right time, to

Technology provides procedure efficiencies for congenital heart disease patients

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WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2021) - Analysis of a new international registry shows the benefits of using a longer-covered stent for interventional procedures in patients with congenital heart disease with Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect (SVASD). The study was unveiled today as groundbreaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2021 Scientific Sessions. SVASD is a rare congenital heart disease in adults that allows blood to move from the systemic to the pulmonary circulation, causing excessive blood flow to the lungs. To date, open heart surgical repair has been the gold standard for managing this condition, but it is necessarily invasive. Covered stent implantation is a recently developed interventional procedure that can replace open heart surgery in some of these patients. However, according to the study's authors, there is no such thing as an "ideal stent" in which physicians frequently have to modify

Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, Other Company's Wearable Technology: How Are They Affecting Health, Fitness Specialists in Interacting with Patients?

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Now that people have direct access to technology and their devices, they have the opportunity to take their health and fitness directly into their hands, in their smartwatch, be it Apple, Samsung or Fitbit. As described in Techpluto, wearable technology, a trend that we had never heard of a few years ago, has turned out to be a "foreseeable sensation" as a result of rapid digitization. People today use and trust wearable technologies like the smartwatch to proactively manage both their health and illness, helping them meet their specific needs, be it physical or medical. When Tim Cook took the stage at an event in 2014 to announce the much-anticipated, long-debated Apple Watch, he described the product as a "comprehensive health and fitness device," according to The Verge report. His announcement set the standard for what the company thought of wearable devices and smartwatches, that is, they were designed not just for fun and timekee

Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, Other Company's Wearable Technology: How Are They Affecting Health, Fitness Specialists in Interacting with Patients?

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Now that people have direct access to technology and their devices, they have the opportunity to take their health and fitness directly into their hands, in their smartwatch, be it Apple, Samsung or Fitbit. As described in Techpluto, wearable technology, a trend that we had never heard of a few years ago, has turned out to be a "foreseeable sensation" as a result of rapid digitization. People today use and trust wearable technologies like the smartwatch to proactively manage both their health and illness, helping them meet their specific needs, be it physical or medical. When Tim Cook took the stage at an event in 2014 to announce the much-anticipated, long-debated Apple Watch, he described the product as a "comprehensive health and fitness device," according to The Verge report. His announcement set the standard for what the company thought of wearable devices and smartwatches, that is, they were designed not just for fun and timekee