Use of smartphone technology in cardiology

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• 作者：Hoang H. Nguyen ; MD ; Jennifer N.A. Silva ; MD ; ^{Silva_j@kids.wustl.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Smartphone ; Cardiology
• 刊名：Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：26
• 期：4
• 页码：376-386
• 全文大小：708 K

文摘

Smartphone-based technologies along with broadband connectivity are changing the way modern cardiology is practiced. The ever broadening connectivity and increasing capabilities of smartphone-based technologies can better monitor, diagnose, and prevent cardiovascular diseases. Researchers can leverage the ubiquitous use of smartphone-based technologies and their constant stream of biometric data to establish large community-based clinical research studies. Patient engagement is enhanced with constant and on-demand access to physicians, daily self-monitoring, and expanding social networks. On the other hand, the exponential growth of smartphone-based technologies invariably disrupts the traditional healthcare model and leaves a vacuum in the infrastructure, medico-legal apparatus, and reimbursement systems that need to be addressed. In this review, we present a comprehensive discussion of the various applications utilizing smartphone-based technologies in cardiology.