SciPoll 409: Heart Health: Life Saving Benefits of Wearable Technologies
Is smart heart monitoring technology only beneficial for certain cardiac issues? If yes, which ones?
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(99 Answers, 15 Skips)
Answer Explanations
- user-273449
no, benefits are not limited to cardio issues
- Irregular heart beatuser-148724
Primarily only practically useful for new onset atrial fibrillation
- Otheruser-933346
It can be potentially used for several conditions.
- Arrhythmiasuser-834630
Arrhythmias and irregular heart beat could theoretically be interchangeable, but patients with either know condition would benefit from a smart heart monitoring technology. The others would likely present with symptoms if worsening that would warrant evaluation.
- user-452756
Uncertain.
- Arrhythmiasuser-165049
The device can be used as an indirect indicator of abnormal heart rate etc
- Arrhythmiasuser-646901
there may be others, arrythmias are the most obvious one
- Arrhythmiasuser-104260
heart rate is easiest to monitor
- Arrhythmiasuser-346054
Maybe be beneficial for irregular rhythm and low heart rate
- Arrhythmiasuser-377267
my best guess
- Heart failureuser-547683
The benefit from smart watches may be highest in high-risk populations. Heart Failure may be a population of particular interest.
- Heart failureuser-698057
In critical cases it is a worthwhile precaution
- Otheruser-532952
It measures heart rate, regularity and is supposed to measure oxygen tension but does all three unsuccessfully
- Arrhythmiasuser-678105
Some people are unaware of an arrhythmia, and a device can alert them to an issue.
- Heart failureuser-441980
For timely correction/effort to fix
- Arrhythmiasuser-623341
to avoid sudden death
- DrAndyDABT
No, I think it could help with arrhythmias as well as low heart rate. For accurate arrhythmia detection, it might require more then just a watch, possibly a paired ring or wrist band to read current on both arms.
- Heart failureuser-604552
More than one but for sure the most urgent to be treated is heart failure
- Arrhythmiasuser-32342
some devices may assist in diagnosis of types of arrhythmias.
- Heart failureuser-819042
Need more understanding/research.
- Heart failureuser-40527
it can give data associated with heart health, helps in precious measures.
- Arrhythmiasuser-536513
It would be difficult to separate heart failure from device failure.
- Otheruser-664651
I think we will need real world studies and evidence to know the answer
- Irregular heart beatuser-125195
I would not limit the use of such devices to irregular heart beats but based on my non-expert knowledge at this time they monitor irregular heart beats such as arrhythmias and low heart rates best. I’m not sure that they are very good at measuring and evaluating aspects of heart failure and cardiomyopathy beyond this
- Arrhythmiasuser-989153
with the technology today arrhythmias is safest to monitor
- Otheruser-89655
I am not sure which is the best since I do not wear any tech.
- Heart failureuser-38414
Because it represents a real and immediate risk. It seems less adequate to rise awareness and fear in mild cases.
- Heart failureuser-320876
In general, the benefit of wearing such monitors may not outweigh the risk.
- user-622747
it can benefits any patient with heart disease
- Arrhythmiasuser-85375
See respons above
- Arrhythmiasuser-885889
Poor answer structure - cannot select multiple choices!
- user-622574
No, there are other health risks where heart monitoring could help. For example, there is a link between the heart and pain. See Davydov, D. M. (2022). Linking the heart and pain: physiological and psychophysiological mechanisms. In R. Rajendram, V. B. Patel, V. R. Preedy, & C. R. Martin (Eds.), Features and Assessments of Pain, Anaesthesia, and Analgesia (a volume of The Neuroscience of Pain, Anesthetics, and Analgesics) (1st ed., Vol. 1(II), pp. 211–223). London, UK: Academic Press Inc.
- Arrhythmiasuser-897569
Scientific evidence from studies.
- Otheruser-826635
for all of the above it is useful
- user-200863
I cannot say with confidence what these technologies can be used for with reliability of a designated technology like BP monitor
- Arrhythmiasuser-846108
Emerging research is showing benefit for many conditions actually, not only ones relating to the electrophysiology of the heart.
- Otheruser-445218
blood pressure, resting heart rate
- Arrhythmiasuser-394368
Apple and Fitbit appear to have decent sensitivity/specificity.
- Heart failureuser-487852
Heart diseases lead to heart failure. Therefore, heart failure is a central indicator of breakdown
- Arrhythmiasuser-863919
See above.
- Arrhythmiasuser-907789
It is beneficial for all of the listed conditions, however at the top of cardiac issues it would most be beneficial are arrhythmias
- Otheruser-198903
more than one
- Otheruser-600998
Sensors with high enough accuracy could help with all. (Cannot select more than one)
- Arrhythmiasuser-505948
arrhythmias and irreg heart neat and low ht rate and carsiomyopathy