Americans With Heart Disease Less Likely to Use Wearable Devices
Fewer Americans with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) used a wearable health monitoring device than the general population, according to a nationally representative sample using 2019-2020 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data. Only 18% of adults with CVD and 26% of those at risk for CVD reported using a wearable device to […]
Cardiorespiratory Monitoring Can Be Telling of Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants
Physiologic data from cardiorespiratory monitoring may provide prognostic information about the clinical outcomes of extremely preterm infants, the Prematurity-Related Ventilatory Control (Pre-Vent) study found. The endpoint of death or need for respiratory medications or support at 40 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) was predicted by physiological parameters, the relationship growing stronger as the babies got older, […]
Custom finger clip offers a new way to measure blood pressure, other vitals
Monitoring a person’s blood pressure on a regular basis can help health care professionals with early detection of various health problems such as high blood pressure, which has no warning signs or symptoms. However, many things can alter an accurate blood pressure reading, including a patient’s nervousness about having their blood pressure taken at a […]
Remote BP Monitoring Dips a Toe Into Post-Acute Care
Remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) of blood pressure (BP) showed promise for post-acute patients transitioning to outpatient care, a small pilot study found. Twenty hypertension patients were discharged from Tennessee post-acute care facilities (e.g., long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing facilities) and given a Bluetooth- or cellular-connected BP monitor and trained to use […]