The Potential and Limitations of Mobile Health and Insertable Cardiac Monitors in the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients: Preliminary Results From the REMOTE Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This paper presents the preliminary results from the ongoing REMOTE trial. It aims to explore the opportunities and hurdles of using insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs) and photoplethysmography-based mobile health (PPG-based mHealth) using a smartphone or smartwatch to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) in cryptogenic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients.

Methods and results

Cryptogenic stroke or TIA patients (n = 39) received an ICM to search for AF and were asked to use a blinded PPG-based mHealth application for 6 months simultaneously. They were randomized to smartphone or smartwatch monitoring. In total, 68,748 1-min recordings were performed using PPG-based mHealth. The number of mHealth recordings decreased significantly over time in both smartph

SUBMITTER: Wouters F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9043805 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature