How Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Can Benefit From ...€¦ · 200,000 arrhythmia paents...

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How Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Can Benefit From Digital

Health Technology

Trudie Lobban MBE



www.heartrhythmalliance.org



 200,000arrhythmiapa*entsdiagnosedannually 6millionEuropeanshaveAF

 Withoutinterven*on5-8%ofAFpa*entswillhaveastrokeeachyear

 40%oftheUKpopula*onaffectedbysyncopeduringtheirlife

 Suddencardiacdeathismostcommoncauseofdeath

We know…



•  Challengetodiagnosis

•  Lackofawareness

•  Forsome,debilitatingsymptomsorstrokerisk

•  Complicated,ineffectiveandunequalaccesstotherapies

•  Psychologicalimpact

“Irestedmyheadonmypartner’schest,andlaughed–hisheartwasallovertheplace!ThreeweekslaterhecollapsedandIlaterlearnedhehadsufferedastrokeduetoAF.IfonlyIhadknownwhatthatirregularheartrhythmcouldbe,Icouldhavesavedhim.Hewas58yearsold,andwewereplanningforourfuture.’’

What do arrhythmia patients face?



1Townsend,N.,etal.Coronaryheartdiseasestatistics.2012

•  150,000strokesperyearintheUK1

•  410perday•  17perhour•  Withinthenexttwohours:

–  30patientswithAFwillhavesufferedaAF-relatedstroke

–  24wouldhavebeenknowntobehighriskofAF-relatedstroke

–  18shouldhavebeenonananticoagulant–  9willgohome–  15willendupinresidentialcare–  6willdie....

Today, alone



A-AloneF-Frustrated

Ø  Whatisneeded?Ø  Timely&accuratediagnosis

Ø  Reliable&helpfulinformation

Ø  Supportmanagingdebilitatingsymptoms

Ø  Easyaccesstoappropriatetreatment

“Thearrhythmiaisnowwithme24hrsperday,andwhileIamnotunduly‘ill’,itisruiningmylife”

A common message



Detect, Protect, Correct & Perfect



AF Aware Week 2015 341,355peopleengagedthrough:•  Pulsechecks•  Socialmedia

•  Pressreleases

•  Leafletdrops

•  E-bulle*ns



Prescrip?onmedica?onin3easysteps• Choosetreatment

• Onlineconsulta*on• Expressdelivery

MedExpressisanonlineUKbasedregisteredpharmacythatcombinesmedicalexper*sewithinnova*vetechnology.It'sthenewconvenientwaytogetyour

prescrip*onmedica*ondeliveredstraighttoyourhomeoroffice.

www.medexpress.co.uk



Fitbit

UsingaFitbitcandetectirregularheartrhythmsthroughthePurePulseHeartRateapplicationonthedevice.Withthisapplicationyoucangetcontinuous,automatic,wrist-basedheartrateandsimplifiedheartratezones.ArecentnewsarticleshowedjushowtheFitbitcanhelpdetectthis–Teen'slifesavedbyFitbitafterdevicedetectspotentiallyfatalheartconditionSarah-Jaynesaid:“ThedoctorssaidthatifIhadn'tphonedforanambulancewhenIdidandifIwasn'twearingmyFitbittotrackmyheartrate,Icouldofsufferedasudden

cardiacarrestandcouldofdied.”



Watch BP Home Monitor

SinceJanuary16th2013theNationalInstituteforHealthandClinicalExcellence(NICE)recommendstheuseoftheWatchBPHomeAforroutinebloodpressuremeasurementbytheNationalHealthService(NHS).Thisistheresultofitsmedicaltechnologiesguidancethatconsidersinnovativemedicaldevicesforimprovementofhealthcare.TheWatchBPHomeAisabloodpressuremonitorthathasthecapabilitytodetectAFwithhighaccuracyduringbloodpressuremeasurement,withoutanyextraeffort.



ü  Checkyourhearthealthanywhere,anytimeonamobiledevice

ü  KnowimmediatelyifAFisdetected

ü  ReassurancewhenECG‘Normal’

“IfoundtheAliveCorMobileECGveryusefultoillustratetheexactnaturesofmyAFasithadnotbeenrecordedbyanyECGtakenatahospitalor

surgery.”

UKPatientCustomerSurvey

50%purchasedaspatientinitiative.36%purchasedfollowingdoctorrecommendation

50%useAliveCormobileECGfor

diagnosisapplications.50%usefordisease

management

The AliveCor® Mobile ECG



AliveCor enables seamless care



New AliveCor Kardia SIMONSTEVENS–UKHEALTHMINISTER:….outlinedplansthatwillseemillionsofpa*entsbenefi*ngfromcheap,cuWng-edgegadgetsthatcandetectlifethreateningcondi*ons.TheseincludeanappthatenablesGPstodiagnosetheheartcondi*onatrialfibrilla*onin30seconds,andpreventthousandsofstrokesandhearta[acksayear.UnderaschemebeginningnextApril,hospitalsandhealthtrustswillbeurgedtobuy-inthesegadgetsatreducedratesagreedbytheNHS.

17June2016



Screening for atrial fibrillation TheSEARCH-AFstudyconductedinAustraliascreened1,000customersover65yearsoldforanabnormalheartrhythm,atrialfibrillation(AF),in10communitypharmaciesinsuburbanSydney,Australia.TheAliveCor®HeartMonitorwasusedtocapture30-60secondECGrecordingsandwirelesslytransmittherecordingstostudycardiologists.ThissimplemethodofremoteECGcaptureenabledstudycardiologiststoidentifypatientsatriskofstrokebecauseofunknownAF,andflagthemforadditionalevaluation.NewAFwasidentifiedin1.5%ofthepeoplescreened,allathighriskofstroke.MostofthepeoplewithnewlydiscoveredAFhadnosymptoms,andmayneverhavesoughtmedicaladvice.ThisstudyhighlightsoneapplicationofmobileECGtechnologythatcanhelpfacilitatecost-effectivepreventativemedicalcare.

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