Journal of Arrhythmia (Apr 2021)

2021 ISHNE/HRS/EHRA/APHRS collaborative statement on mHealth in Arrhythmia Management: Digital Medical Tools for Heart Rhythm Professionals

  • Niraj Varma,
  • Iwona Cygankiewicz,
  • Mintu Turakhia,
  • Hein Heidbuchel,
  • Yufeng Hu,
  • Lin Yee Chen,
  • Jean‐Philippe Couderc,
  • Edmond M. Cronin,
  • Jerry D. Estep,
  • Lars Grieten,
  • Deirdre A. Lane,
  • Reena Mehra,
  • Alex Page,
  • Rod Passman,
  • Jonathan Piccini,
  • Ewa Piotrowicz,
  • Ryszard Piotrowicz,
  • Pyotr G. Platonov,
  • Antonio Luiz Ribeiro,
  • Robert E. Rich,
  • Andrea M. Russo,
  • David Slotwiner,
  • Jonathan S. Steinberg,
  • Emma Svennberg

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12461
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 37, no. 2
pp. 271 – 319

Abstract

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Abstract This collaborative statement from the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology/Heart Rhythm Society/European Heart Rhythm Association/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society describes the current status of mobile health (“mHealth”) technologies in arrhythmia management. The range of digital medical tools and heart rhythm disorders that they may be applied to and clinical decisions that may be enabled are discussed. The facilitation of comorbidity and lifestyle management (increasingly recognized to play a role in heart rhythm disorders) and patient self‐management are novel aspects of mHealth. The promises of predictive analytics but also operational challenges in embedding mHealth into routine clinical care are explored.

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