An estimated 20% of US residents currently own a smart wearable device and the global market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 25%, reaching US$70 billion by 2025 (refs 1, 2). These include smartwatches, rings and wristbands, to name a few, and they all have high processing power and numerous sophisticated sensors that can glean new health insights. Smart wearables are consumer-grade, connected electronic devices that can be worn on the body as an accessory or embedded into clothing.
#Wearable heart monitor software#
Technological innovations continue to become exceedingly ingrained into everyday life and consumers are beginning to use consumer-grade software and hardware devices to manage their health. We present several recommendations to navigate these challenges and propose a simple and practical ‘ABCD’ guide for clinicians, personalized to their specific practice needs, to accelerate the integration of these devices into the clinical workflow for optimal patient care. To date, challenges such as device accuracy, clinical validity, a lack of standardized regulatory policies and concerns for patient privacy are still hindering the widespread adoption of smart wearable technologies in clinical practice. We also examine the role of these devices in the remote screening and diagnosis of common cardiovascular diseases, such as arrhythmias, and in the management of patients with established cardiovascular conditions, for example, heart failure. In this Review, we highlight the basic engineering principles of common wearable sensors and where they can be error-prone.
In the era of remote, decentralized and increasingly personalized patient care, catalysed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the cardiovascular community must familiarize itself with the wearable technologies on the market and their wide range of clinical applications. Technological innovations reach deeply into our daily lives and an emerging trend supports the use of commercial smart wearable devices to manage health.
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