Insights from a single centre implementation of a digitally-enabled atrial fibrillation virtual ward.

ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and poses a significant public health burden. Virtual wards are a novel approach utilising digital solutions to provide hospital-level care remotely; their rollout has become a key priority for the UK National Health Service to expand acute care capacity. We devised and implemented a digitally-enabled AF virtual ward to monitor patients being established onto medical therapy following an AF diagnosis or an AF-related hospitalisation. Patients were onboarded either as outpatients to avoid admission or on discharge after an acute AF hospitalisation. Remote monitoring was undertaken using a clinically validated photoplethysmography-based smartphone app. Over a 1-2 week period, patients performed twice daily measurements of hear

SUBMITTER: Saleh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954132 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature